1996 Buick Roadmaster Owner's Manual - Page 26

Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts-- and the Answers Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? A: 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 andget out, is much greater if you are belted. You may be an excellent driver, but you're in an if accident -- even one that isn't your fault you and -your passengerscan be hurt. Beinga good dnver doesn't protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Most accidents occur within miles (40 k ) 25 m of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less thanmph 40 (65 km/h). Safety belts are for everyone. &.' If my vehicle has air bags, why should to I have wear safety belts? A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in most of them the future. But they in are supplemental systems only;so they work with safety belts-- not insteadof them. Every air bag system ever offered sale has required the use for of safety belts. Even you're in a vehicle that has air if bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions. 1-12