1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 18

Here,AreQuestions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers @' Won't I be trapped in the vehicle afteran accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? A: You could be -- whether you'rewearing a safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upsidedown. And your chance of being conscious duringand after an accident, so you-can unbuckleand get out, is much greater if you are belted. wear safety belts? @ If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to A: or thesafety belts! \ With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more timeto stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why safety belts make such good sense. Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in most 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 everoffered for sale has required the use of safety belts. Even ifyou're in .avehicle that has a r i bags, you still have to buckle up to get themost protection. That's true not only infrontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions.