TAIWAN — Seat belts on trains can cause more harm than good because the train's massive momentum makes it harder to decelerate, increasing the risk of impact injuries, according to experts.<br /><br />Lap seat belts may cause spinal injuries as passengers' necks thrust forward during a crash, according to The New York Times.<br /><br />Trains could use lap and shoulder seat belts, which offer more protection. <br /><br />However these seat belts could also injure passengers who get thrown from their seats upon impact.<br /><br />Installing seat belts on all trains would also be very expensive for train authorities. <br /><br />A Puyuma express train crashed in Taiwan on October 21, with 18 people being killed and 190 people injured, to the Central New Agency reported.
