1994 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 32

Seats & Restraint Systems LJ Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they don't wear safety belts. A pregnant woman should wear a lapshoulder belt, and the lap portion should be worn as low as possible throughout the pregnancy. The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it's more likely that the fetuswon't be hurt in crash. For a pregnant women, as for anyone, thekey to malting safetybelts effective is wearing them properly. I Right Front Passenger Position Center Passenger Position Lap Belt Someone can sit in the center position m k e t seat. When you sit in the centerposition mcltet seat' you have a lap safety belt which has a retractor. The right front passenger's safety belt works the same way as thedriver's safety belt. See Driver Position, earlier in this part. 30 I Rear Seat Passengers It's very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurtmore often in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts. Rear passengers who aren't safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle in a crash.And they can strike othersin the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.