Owner's Manual
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Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts
--
and the Answers
Won’t
I
be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if
I’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
can
unbuckle and get out, is
much
greater if
you are belted.
If
my vehicle has air bags, why should
I
have to
wear safety belts?
Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in
most 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.
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Q:
A:
If.1’m
a
good
driver,,
and
I
never
drive
far
from
home,
why
should
I
wear
safety
bdts?
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
ybu
from
things
beyond your
’
control,
such
as
bad
drivers.
I
Most accidents occur
within
25
miles
(40
lun)
sf
home.
And
the
greatest
number
of
serious
injuries
and deaths
OCCUT
at spee.cls
.of
less
than
40
mph
(65
W).
.
,
,Safety
belts
are
for everyone.
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