Buick 1994 Century Owner's Manual page 29

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or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why
safety belts make such good sense.
Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts
--
and the Answers
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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.
Q:
Why don't they just put in air bags so people
won't have to wear safety belts?
A:
Air bags, or Supplemental 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.
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