1995 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 27

Here Are Questions Many People Ask @ About SafetyBelts -- and the Answers A: &= Won't I be trapped in the vehicle afteran accident if I'm wearinga safety belt? If I'm a good driver, and I never drive from far home, why shouldI wear safety belts? 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. A: You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upsidedown. And your chance of being conscious duringand after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, ismuch greater if you are belted. m of Most accidents occurwithin 25 miles (40 k ) home. And the greatestnumber of serious injuries of and deaths occur at speeds less than 40 mph (65 kmh). Safety belts are for everyone. Why don't they just put in air bagspeople so won't have to wear safety belts? A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in more 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 useof safety belts. Even if you're in a vehicle that has air bags, you still have tobuckle up to get the most protection. That's true not onlyin frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions. 1-17