1994 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual - Page 23

With safety belts, you slowdown as the vehicle does.You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why safetybelts make such good sense. HereAre Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -and the Answers Q: Won't I be trapped i the vehicle n after an accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? A: You could be -whether you're wearing a safetybelt or not. But you can easily unbuckle a safetybelt, even if you're upside down. And your chance of being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. Q: Why don't they just putn air bags i so people won't have wear safety to belts? A: Air bagsare insome vehicles today and will be in more of them inthe 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 use of safety belts. Even if you're in a vehiclethat to has air bags, you still have buckle up toget the most protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions. Q: If I'm a good driver, and never I drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? 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'tprotect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 lun) of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Safety belts are for everyone. Safety Belt Reminder Light When the key is turned to Run or Start, a light willcome on for about eight seconds to remind people to fasten their safety belts. Unless the driver's safety belt is already buckled, a tone will also sound. 17