Owners Manual
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HERE
ARE
QUESTIONS “NYPEOPLE
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AlVSWERS
ASKABOUTSAFETYBELTS-AND THE
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Q
:
Won’t I
be trapped in .the vehicle after an accident
if
I’m
wearing a safety
belt?
A:
You could be
--
whether you’re wearing
a
safety belt
or
not. But you
can easily unbuckle
a
safety belt, even
if
you’re upside down. And
your chance
of
being conscious during and after an accident,
so
you
can
unbuckle and get out, is much greater
if
you are belted.
0:
Why
don’t they just put in air bags
so
people won
’t
have to wear safety
belts
?
A:
Air bags, or Supplemental Inflatable Restraint systems, are
in
some
vehicles today and
will
be
in
more
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
in
side and other
collisions.
Q:
If
I’m
a good driver, and
I
never drive far from home, why should
I
wear
safety belts?
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 occur at speeds
of
less
than
40
mph
(65
km/h).
Safety belts are
for
everyone.
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