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Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts
--
and the Answers
&:
Won't I be trapped
i n
the vehicle after an
accident if I'm wearing a safety belt?
A:
You could be,
--
whether you're wearing a safety
1
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.
&.'
Why don't they just put in air bags so people
won't have to wear safety belts?
A:
Air bags are in many 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.
@
If I'm, a good driver, and I never drive far from
A:
You may be an excellent driver, but if you're in an
home, why should I wear safety belts?
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 occur .at speeds of less than 40 mph
(65
km/fi).
Safety belts are for everyone.
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