1997 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 26

If I'm a good driver, and I never drivefar from home, why should I wear safety belts? Q: Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident ifI'm wearing a safety belt? You C O L I E ~ 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 call unbuckle and get out, is I ~ L L C I Igreater if you are belted. A: A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you're in an accident -- even one that isn't your fault -- you and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver doesn't protectyou from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 kmj of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 tnph (65 k d h ) . Safety belts arefor everyone. e.' A: If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to 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 \;lid7 safety belts -- not instead of them. Every air bag system ever offered for sale required the use of has safety belts. Even if you're in a vehicle that has air 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.