1996 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 17

Here Are Questions Many People Ask Q.' If I'ma good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? About Safety Belts and the Answers -A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you're an in Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an e.' A: accident if I'm wearing safety belt? a You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a 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. fault accident -- even one that isn't your -- you and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver doesn't protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Most accidents occur within miles (40 km) of 25 home. And the greatest number serious injuries of and deaths occur at speeds less than40 mph of (65 km/h). e.'If my safety belts?air bags, why should I have to vehicle has wear A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in most of them inthe future. But they are so supplemental systems only; they work with safety belts-- not insteadof them. Every air bag system ever offered sale has required use of for the safety belts. Even you're in a vehicle that has air if bags, you still have to buckle up get the most to protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especiallyin side and other collisions. Safety belts are everyone. for 1-9