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HERE
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QUESTIONS M4NY PEOPLE
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ANSWERS
ASKABOUTSAFETYBELTS --AND THE
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Q
Won't I be trapped in the vehicle afler an accident i f I'm wearing a safety
A:
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.
belt?
Q:
Why don't they just put in air bags
so
people won
't
have to wear safety
A:
Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in more of them in
belts?
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:
I f
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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