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Seats & Restraint Systems
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or the instrument panel
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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.
HereAre 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 -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 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 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
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