1994 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 29

Here Are Questions Many People Ask @ About Safety Belts-- and the Answers A: &: Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an . . If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? You may be an excellent driver, but you're in an if accident -- even one that isn't your fault-- you and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver doesn't protect you from things beyond your control, suchas bad drivers. Most accidents occur within miles (40 km) of 25 home. Andthe greatest numberof serious injuries and deaths occur speeds of less than 40 mph at accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? A: You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But you can easily unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upside down. And your chance of being consciousduring and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. @' (65km/h). Safety beltsare for everyone. Why don't theyjust put in air bags so people won't have to wear safety belts? Air bags, or Supplemental Restraint Systems, in are some vehicles today and will be more of them in in the future. But they are supplemental systems only -- so they work with safety belts, not instead of them. Every air bag systemever offered for sale has requiredthe use of safety belts.Even'if you're in a vehicle that has air bags, you have to still buckle up to get the most protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in and side other collisions. A: 27