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Your
Car's
Safety Features
Seat
Belts
For your safety, and the safety of
your passenger, your car is equipped
with seat belts in both seating
positions.
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Your seat belt system also
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includes a light on the
instrument panel to remind you and
your passenger to fasten your seat
belts.
Why
Wear
Seat
Belts
Seat belts have proven to be the
single most effective safety device.
Not wearing a seat belt properly
increases the chance
of
serious
injury or death
in
a crash, even
though your car has airbags.
8 Driver
and
Passenger
Safety
In addition, most states and
all
Canadian provinces require you to
wear seat belts.
Not wearing a seat belt properly
increases the chance of serious
injury or death
in
a crash, even
if you have airbags.
Be sure you and your
passenger
always wear seat
belts and wear them properly.
When properly worn, seat belts:
• Keep you connected to the vehicle
so you can take advantage
of
the
vehicle's built-in safety features.
• Help protect you in almost every
type of crash, including side and
rear
impacts and rollovers. (Your
air bag can only
be
helpful
in
a
moderate to severe frontal
collision.)
• Help keep you from being thrown
against the inside of the vehicle
and against other occupants.
• Keep you from being thrown out
of the vehicle.
• Help keep you in a good position
should the airbags ever deploy. A
good position reduces the risk of
injury from an inflating air bag, and
allows you to
get
the best
advantage from
the
airbag.
Of course, seat belts cannot
completely protect you
in
every
crash. But in most cases, seat belts
can reduce your risk of serious
injury.
What
you
should
do: Always wear
your seat belt, and make sure you
wear it properly.
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