Here Are Questions Many People Ask About; Safety Belts--And The Answers - Chevrolet 1998 Cavalier Owner's Manual

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
@
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 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.
@
If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to
wear safety belts?
A:
Air bags are in many vehicles today and will
be in most 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.
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