Pontiac 2003 Bonneville Owner's Manual page 18

Questions
and
Answers About
Safety Belts
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 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?
or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why
safety belts make such good sense.
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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 lnsteaci o i tnem. 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,
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especially in side and other collisions.
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