1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 16

Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts and the Answers -@' Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident ifI'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, so you can unbuckle and get out, much greater if is you are belted. @ If my vehicle has air bags, why shouldhave to I wear safety belts? A: or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as vehicle does. the You get more time to stop. stop over more distance, You take the forces. That's why and your strongest bones safety belts make such good sense. Air bags arein many vehicles today and will be in most of them in the future. But they are supplemental systems only; they work with so safety belts-- not insteadof them. Every air bag system ever offered sale has required the use for of safety belts. Even if you're a vehicle that has air in bags, you still have to buckle to get the most up protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions. 1-9