2000 Chevrolet Tracker Owner's Manual - Page 24

If I Here Are Questions Many People Ask Q.' I'm a good driver, and never drive far from home, why shouldI wear safety belts? About Safety Belts-- and the Answers A: You may be an excellent driver, but you're in if @ Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an an accident -- even one that isn't your faultyou -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, of even if you're upside down. And your chance so being conscious during and after an accident, you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver doesn't protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. @' 25 Most accidents occur within miles (40 km) of home. And the greatest number serious of injuries and deaths occur at speeds less than of 40 mph (65 km/h). Safety belts arefor everyone. If my vehicle has air bags, why shouldhave to I wear safety belts? Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in most of them in the future. But they are so supplemental systems only; they work with safety belts -- not insteadof them. Every air bag system ever offered sale has required the use for of safety belts. Even if you're in a vehicle that has air bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That's true not only frontal collisions, in but especiallyin side and other collisions. A: 1-17