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Here Are Questions .Many People Ask If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from
About Safety B.elts -- and the Answers
home, why should I wear safety belts?
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Won’t I: be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident
if1”m wearing a safety belt?
You could be -- whether you’re wearing a safety
belt
or not. But you can unbuckle a. safety belt,
even
if you’re upside down. And your chance of
being conscious during and after
an accident, so
you cun unbuckle and. get out, is much greater if
you are belted.
ff my vehicle has air bags, .why should I have to
wear safety belts?
Air bags are ]in many vehicles today and will be in
mozst of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only;
so they work with
safety belts -- not instead .of them. Every air bag
system ever offered for sale has required the use
of
safety belts,. Even if you’re in a vehicle that has air
bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s true not only
in frontal collisions,
but especially
iil side:and other collisions.
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A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an
accident -- even one that isn’t your fault -- you and
your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver
doesn’t protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles (40 km) of home.
And the greatest’number
of serious injuries and deaths
occw at speeds
of less than 4-0 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.