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.
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 belt?
A:
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
A:
Air bags 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.
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