1996 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 17

Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Beits -- and the Answers Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? e: If I'm home, A: a good driver, and I never drive far from why should I wear safety belts? A: You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But you can unbu'cklea safety belt, even if you're upside down. And your chance of so being conscious during and after an accident, you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. If my vehicle has air bags, why should have 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 offeredfor sale has required the use of 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. 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 behurt. Being a good driver doesn't protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km)of home. And the greatest numberof serious injuries and deaths occur at speedsof less than 40 mph (65 hh). Safety belts are for everyone. Q: A: