1995 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 19

Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and theAnswers Won't Ibe trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? If I'ma good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should wear safety belts? I A: A: You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But youcan unbuckle a safety belt, chance of even if you're upside down. And your being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out,is much greater if y ~ are belted. u Why don't theyjust put in air bags people so won't hawe to wear safety belts? - . Air bags arein many vehicles today and will in be more of them in the future. But they are supplemental systems only; so they work with safety belts-- not insteadof them. Every air bag system ever offeredfor sale has required the use of if safety belts. Even you're in a vehicle that has air bags, youstill have to buckle up to get the most prc$ection. That's true not only frontal collisions, in but especially in side apd other collisions. 2 . You may be an excellent driver, if you're in an but accident -- even one that isn't your fault you and -your passengers can hurt. Being a good driver be doesn't protectyou from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Most accidents occur within miles (40 k ) 25 m of of home. And the greatest number serious injuries of and deaths occur at speedsless than40 mph (65 km/h). @ Safety belts are for everyone. A: