1995 Buick Century Owner's Manual - Page 23

. -. . . . . Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts-- and the Answers b;Q " ,I_ : ., Wgn't I hqtrapped in the vehicle after an accident ifITm'wearing safety belt? a , I, -,. , i) ' 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 chanceof being conscious during and after a~ accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, ismuch greater if you are belted. @ Why don't they just put in air bagsso people won't have to wear safety belts? Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in more of them in the future. Butthey are supplemental systems only; so they work with safety belts -- not instead of them. Every air bag system ever offered for salehas required theuse of safety belts. Evenif you're in a vehiclethat has a r i bags, you still have to buckleup to getthe most protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especiallyin side and other collisions. A: or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicledoes. 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. 1-11