A safety seat for land vehicles, aircraft and watercraft, including a seat frame that forms a seat portion; at least two textile support straps for mounting to a vehicle, with the seat frame being held in place on the support straps and sections of the support straps extending between securement locations on the seat frame and upper securement locations on the vehicle; at least one additional suspension strap that extends between the seat frame and an upper securement device on the vehicle; and a mechanically elongatable damping element incorporated in the suspension strap.