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.
Right 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 shoulder belt is pulled out all the way, it will
lock. If it does, let it go back all the way and start again.
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
This
part explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
or
air
bag system.
Your Oldsmobile has two air bags
--
one air bag for the
driver and another air bag
for
the right front passenger.
Here
are
the most important things to know about the air
bag system:
You can be severely injured or killed in a crash
if
you aren’t wearing your safety belt
--
even
if
you
have air bags. Wearing your safety belt during a
crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things
inside the vehicle or being ejected from
it.
Air
bags are “supplemental restraints”
to
the safety
belts. All
air
bags are designed to work with
safety belts, but don’t replace them.
Air
bags
are designed to work only in moderate to severe
crashes where the front of your vehicle
hits
something. They aren’t designed to inflate at
all in rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontal
crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should wear a
safety belt properly
--
whether
or
not there’s an
air
bag for that person.
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