Cadillac 1997 Eldorado - Page 31

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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.
@ Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an
.accident if I’m, weaning a.safety belt?
At You could be -- whether you’re wearing a safety
belt
or not:But you can unbuckle a safety.beB,
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
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 air
bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s tme not only in frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.
wear safety- belts?