Seats
&
Safety Belts
20
Here Are Questions Many People
Ask
Abouf Safety Belfs-
and fhe Answers
Q:
Won’t
I
be trapped in the vehicle
after an accident if I’m wearing a
safety belt?
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.
A
You
could
be-whether you’re
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
Q:
If I’m a good driver, and
I
never
drive far from home, why should I
wear safety belts?
A
You may be an excellent driver, but if
you’re in an accident-ven one that
isn’t your fault-you and your
passengers can be hurt. Being
a
good
driver doesn’t protect you from
things beyond your control, such as
bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25
miles
(40
lun) of home.
And
the
greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occur at speeds
of
less
than
40
mph
(65
km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
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