1998 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 23

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 wearinga safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upside down. And your chance of so being conscious during and after an accident, you cup2 unbuckle and get out, much greater if is you are belted. @' 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 supplemental systems only;so they work with safety belts-- not instead of them. Every air bag system ever offered for sale has required the of use safety belts. Even if you're in a vehicle that has air bags, you still have buckle up to get the most to protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions. A: or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down the vehicle does. as You get more time to stop. stop over more distance, You and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why safety belts make such good sense, 1-12