Pontiac 1996 Grand Prix Owner's Manual page 16

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
Q:
Won't I be trapped i n the vehicle after an
accident if I'm wearing a safety belt?
A3
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.
Q:
If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to
wear safety belts?
At
Air bags
are
in many vehicles today and
will be i n
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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