1998 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 24

Q: Won't 1 be trapped i the vehicle after an n accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? A: You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. -Butyou can unbuckle a sdety belt, even if you're upside.down. your chance of And being consciousduring and after an accident, so you cun unbuckle and get out, much greater if is you are belted. wear safety belts? @' If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to A: or the safety belts! With safety belts, youslow down as the vehicle does. You get moretime to stop. You stop over more distance, the and your strongest bones take forces. That's why good sense. safety belts make such Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in mostof them in the future. But are they supplemental systemsonly; so they work with safety belts-- not insteadof them. Every air bag sale of system ever offered for has required the use safety belts. Even if you're a vehicle thathas air in bags, youstill have to buckle up to get the most true protection. That's not only in frontal collisions, but especially in and other collisions. side