GMC 2003 Envoy - Manual (Page 20)

Qr tha ^fely bslls!
With safety bells, you siow down a& the vehicie does.
You get more time to stop.. You stop over more dislance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why
safety belts make such good sense.
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q: Won't I he trapped \n the vehicle after an
accident If I'm wearing a safety belt?
A; You cOLrfo'be - whether youV-n weaing a safety
belt Dr not. Bui you can unbucldg a safely belt,
even If you're upside down And your chance
ol being conscious during and after an accident,
so you can unbuckle and get out, is
much greater
if you are belted.
If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have lo
wear safety belts?
A; Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in
most of ihem in the lulure. Bui I hey are
supplemental systems only^ so Ihey worti wrih
safety bails - not Instead of idem Every air bag
system ever offered lor sale has required the use of
safety behs. Even if you're in a vehicle ibal has
air bagSf you still have то buckle up to gel the most
protection. That's true not only in frontal collisionSf
but especially in side and other cDlliSions+
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