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
&=
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.
If my vehicle
has
air bags, why should I have to
wear safety belts?
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 true
not
only in frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.
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