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Seats and Restraint Systems
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.
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Here Are Questions
Many People Ask about
Safety Belts
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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
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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 Inflatable
Restraint systems, are in some
vehicles today and will be in more of
them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only
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so
they
work 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: If
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
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even one
that isn't your fault
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you and your
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passenger 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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