About Safety Belts And The Answers - Pontiac 1998 Sunfire Owner's Manual

or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
You get more time ta stop. You stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the farces. 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 in the vehicle after an
accident if I'm wearing a safety beRt?
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
e m
unbuckle and get out, is much greater if
you are belted.
&..
If my vehiclie has air bags, why should 1 have to
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
a i r 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.
wear
safety
belts?
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