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Here Are Questions .Many People Ask
If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from
About Safety B.elts
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and the Answers
home, why should I wear safety belts?
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Won't I: be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if1"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
cun
unbuckle and. get out, is much greater
if
you are belted.
ff my vehicle has air bags, .why should I have to
wear safety belts?
Air bags are
]in
many vehicles today and will be in
mozst of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only; so they work with
safety belts
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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
iil
side:and other collisions.
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I
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
k m )
of home.
And the greatest'number of serious injuries and deaths
occw at speeds of less
than
4-0 mph
(65
k m / h ) .
Safety belts are for everyone.
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