in the same direction in a vertical direction in a downward direction in the opposite direction
I am hesitating between 4 options to answer the following question, which option should I choose?
Question: During a collision, a seat belt slows the speed of a crash dummy. What is the direction of the net force exerted by the seat belt compared to the direction of the crash dummy's motion?
Possibilities:
- in the same direction
- in a vertical direction
- in a downward direction
- in the opposite direction

in the opposite direction