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Seats
&
Restraint Systems
Why Safety Belts Work
(CONT)
7. or the instrument panel
...
8. 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
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.
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