1998 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 20

Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts and the Answers -@ Won't I be trapped i the vehicle after 816 n accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? A: Y u could be -- whether you're wearing a safety o belt or not. Bat you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upside down. And your chance of being consciousd a g a d afkf an accident, SO you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. e."If my vehicle has air bage, why should I have to wear safety belts? A: or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down the vehicle does. as You get more time stop. You stop over more distance, to and your strongest bones take forces. That's why the safety belts make such good sense. Air bags are in m y 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 insteadof them. Everyair bag system ever offered for sale has regraireidthe use of safety belts. Evenif you're in a vehicle that has ;air bags, you$til1 have to buckle up to get the most protection. That'strue not only in frontal collisions, but especially i side and ather collisions. n -- 1-10