1997 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 46
1997 Pontiac Firebird Manual
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Never do this. Here two children are wearing the same belt. The belt can't properly spread theimpact forces. In a crash, the two children can be crushed together and seriously injured. A belt must be used by only oneperson at a time. What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt, but the child is so small that the shoulder belt is very close to the child's faceor neck? A: Move the child toward the centerof the vehicle, but be surethat the shoulder belt still is on the child's shoulder, so that in a crash the child's upper body would have the restraint that belts provide. 1-39
Never do this.
Here two children are wearing the same belt.
The
belt can’t properly spread
the
impact forces. In a
crash, the two children can be crushed together
and seriously injured.
A
belt must be
used
by
only
one person at
a
time.
What
if
a
child
is
wearing
a
lap-shoulder belt,
but the child
is
so
small that the shoulder belt
is
very
close
to
the
child’s
face
or
neck?
A:
Move
the child toward
the
center
of
the vehicle, but
be
sure
that
the shoulder belt still
is
on
the child’s
shoulder,
so
that in a crash the child’s upper body
would have the restraint that belts provide.
1-39