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SAFETYBELT
USE
DURING PREGNANCY
Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all
occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they don’t wear
safety belts.
A
pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion
should be worn as
low
as possible throughout the pregnancy.
The best way to protect the fetus
is
to protect the mother. When a safety
belt is worn properly, it’s more likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a
crash. For pregnant women,
as
for
anyone, the key to making safety belts
effective is wearing them properly.
ZUGHT
FRONT
PASSENGER
POSITION
The right front passenger’s safety belt
works
the same way as the driver’s
safety belt. See “Driver Position,” earlier in this section.
When the
lap
portion
of
the belt
is
pulled out
all
the way, it will lock. If
it
does,
let it
go
back
all
the way and start again.
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