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Drivers urged to remove 1 accessory before getting in their cars in safety alert
Workplace security specialist Adam Bennett from Digital ID advises drivers to remove their lanyards before driving to avoid serious injuries if an airbag deploys during a collision. He also highlights the security risk of cloned ID badges, urging workers to take off lanyards after leaving their workplace.
A workplace security specialist is advising drivers to remove a commonly worn accessory before getting into their cars to reduce the risk of injury in a collision. Adam Bennett, workplace security expert at Digital ID, told reporters that lanyards — typically worn around the neck to display identification details, security passes, and keys — should be taken off before starting a journey, particularly when driving home from work.
"While any delay on the way home from work is less than ideal," he said, "in this instance, taking a few seconds to remove your lanyard before you start driving could actually help you avoid serious injury."
The Danger of Lanyards in the Car
According to Bennett, police have reported cases where even minor traffic collisions have caused more severe injuries because passengers were wearing lanyards. He explained that during a collision, an airbag deploying can push the lanyard and attached items—like keys—into the body, potentially causing a collapsed lung or perforated bowels. "Issues such as collapsed lungs or perforated bowels have been caused as a result of an airbag driving a lanyard and items attached like keys into the body of a passenger during a collision," he said. "And injuries like these can often leave people hospitalised for a couple of weeks."
The warning applies not only to drivers but also to passengers, as the reports Bennett referenced include cases where passengers were affected.
A security reminder Beyond the Car
Bennett also advises removing lanyards once you leave the workplace building, not just for safety in the car but also for business security. He stressed the importance of taking the lanyard off immediately after exiting the building, as cloned identification is one of the easiest ways for someone with bad intent to gain access to a workplace. "It's even more important that you remove your lanyard immediately after leaving the building," he said. "Cloned identification is one of the easiest ways for a bad-faith actor to gain access to your workplace."
Wearing a lanyard around the workplace provides more opportunities for someone to clone it, he added.
What Workers Say
Discussions online have also raised the issue. A Reddit user asked why people wear their work lanyards on their commute, and some replies indicated that employers instruct staff not to wear them, particularly when using public transport. Some firms have concerns about a poor public image and the possibility that employees could be targeted or attacked for working at certain companies.
How each outlet told it
Bristol Post
Framing: Headline emphasizes the check takes seconds and helps avoid injuries, with a subheading specifying the collapsed lung risk from airbag deployment. — Warning—the lead uses 'has warned' and specifies a serious injury.
Facts Included:
Workplace security expert warns wearing lanyard while driving could cause collapsed lung if airbag deploys.
Adam Bennett, workplace security specialist at Digital ID, advises removing lanyard before driving.
Police have reported minor collisions worsened by passengers wearing lanyards.
Injuries include collapsed lungs or perforated bowels from airbag driving lanyard into body.
Removing lanyard after leaving building prevents fraud and cloned identification.
Reddit thread: one user asks why people wear lanyards on commute.
Employers told some workers not to wear lanyards on public transport.
Some companies have poor public image; staff might be targeted by haters.
Framing: Headline emphasizes the safety alert and asks drivers to remove one accessory, emphasizing urgency. — Urgent—the word 'warning' in the lead sets a cautionary tone.
Facts Included:
Safety expert Adam Bennett (workplace security expert at Digital ID) urges drivers to remove lanyard before driving.
Lanyards are worn to display ID, security passes, keys.
Police have reported that minor collisions have been worsened by passengers wearing lanyards.
Injuries include collapsed lungs or perforated bowels caused by airbag driving lanyard into body.
Removing lanyard immediately after leaving building also helps prevent fraud and cloned identification.
Reddit users report bosses telling them not to wear lanyards on public transport.
Some firms fear staff being targeted by individuals who actively hate them.
Framing: Headline emphasizes a quick check that takes seconds, framed positively as helping avoid injuries without specifying the accessory. — Advisory—'could actually help you avoid serious injury.'
Facts Included:
Identical body text to article_id 0030de43, including all facts stated therein.
Framing: Headline emphasizes a quick check that takes seconds, framed positively as helping avoid injuries without specifying the accessory. — Advisory—'could actually help you avoid serious injury.'
Facts Included:
Adam Bennett, workplace security specialist at Digital ID, says wearing a lanyard while driving can cause serious injuries in a crash.
Police have reported that minor collisions have been worsened by passengers wearing lanyards.
Injuries include collapsed lungs or perforated bowels caused by an airbag driving a lanyard and attached items into the body.
Adam advises removing lanyard immediately after leaving the building for security reasons.
Cloned identification is a way for bad-faith actors to gain access to the workplace.
Reddit users report bosses telling them not to wear lanyards on public transport.
Some firms fear staff being targeted by individuals who actively hate them.
Framing: Headline emphasizes a quick check that takes seconds, framed positively as helping avoid injuries without specifying the accessory. — Advisory—'could actually help you avoid serious injury.'
Facts Included:
Identical body text to article_id 0030de43, including all facts stated therein.
Framing: Headline emphasizes a quick check that takes seconds, framed positively as helping avoid injuries without specifying the accessory. — Advisory—'could actually help you avoid serious injury.'
Facts Included:
Identical body text to article_id 0030de43, including all facts stated therein.
Framing: Headline emphasizes a quick check that takes seconds, framed positively as helping avoid injuries without specifying the accessory. — Advisory—'could actually help you avoid serious injury.'
Facts Included:
Identical body text to article_id 0030de43, including all facts stated therein.
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ClaimAdam Bennett, workplace security specialist at Digital ID, says wearing a lanyard while driving can cause serious injuries in a crash.
ClaimInjuries such as collapsed lungs or perforated bowels have been caused as a result of an airbag driving a lanyard and items attached like keys into the body of a passenger during a collision.
ClaimCloned identification is one of the easiest ways for a bad-faith actor to gain access to a workplace, and wearing a lanyard around the workplace provides more opportunities for this.
ClaimSome firms had such a poor public image that workers might be targeted by individuals who actively hated them and could attack staff for being employees.