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Seats
& Safety Belts
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.
rn Here Are Questions
Many People Ask about
Safety Belts
-
and the
Answers
Q:
A:
Won't I be trapped in the vehicle
after an accident if I'm wearing a
safety belt?
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?
Inflatable Restraint systems, are in
some vehicles today and will be in
more 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.
A:
"Air bags,
"
or Supplemental
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