1995 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 30

__ _ . HERE ARE QUESTIONS M4NY PEOPLE ASKABOUTSAFETYBELTS --AND THE ANSWERS Q Won't I be trapped in the vehicle afler 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, you can so unbuckle and get out,is much greater if you are belted. Why don't they just put in air bags so people won 't have to wear safety belts? Q: A: Air bags are in many 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 salehas required the use of safety belts. Even if you're in a vehicle that has air bags, you still haveto buckle up toget the most protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and othercollisions. good driver, I never drive far from and home, why should I wear safety belts? Q: If I'm a A: You may be anexcellent driver, but if you're in an accident -- even one thatisn'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 km) of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deathsoccur at speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Safety belts are foreveryone. h -