2001 Ford Escort Owners Manual

Seating and safety restraints
ThepurposeoftheBeltMinderistoremindoccasionalwearerstowear
safetybeltsallofthetime.
Thefollowingarereasonsmostoftengivenfornotwearingsafetybelts:
(AllstatisticsbasedonU.S.data)
Reasonsgiven...
Consider...
“Crashesarerare   36700crashesoccureveryday.Themorewe
events”
drive,themoreweareexposedto“rare”events,
evenforgooddrivers.1in4ofuswillbe
seriouslyinjuredinacrashduringourlifetime.
“I’mnotgoingfar”   3of4fatalcrashesoccurwithin25milesofhome.
“Beltsare
uncomfortable”
Wedesignoursafetybeltstoenhancecomfort.If
youareuncomfortable-trydifferentpositionsfor
thesafetybeltupperanchorageandseatback
whichshouldbeasuprightaspossible;thiscan
improvecomfort.
“Iwasinahurry”    Primetimeforanaccident.BeltMinderreminds
ustotakeafewsecondstobuckleup.
“Seatbeltsdon’t
work”
Safetybelts,whenusedproperly,reduceriskof
deathtofrontseatoccupantsby45%incars,
andby60%inlighttrucks.
“Trafficislight”
Nearly1of2deathsoccurinsingle-vehicle
crashes,manywhennoothervehiclesarearound.
“Beltswrinklemy   Possibly,butaseriouscrashcandomuchmore
clothes”
thanwrinkleyourclothes,particularlyifyouare
unbelted.
“ThepeopleI’m
withdon’twear
belts”
Settheexample,teendeathsoccur4timesmore
ofteninvehicleswithTWOorMOREpeople.
Childrenandyoungerbrothers/sistersimitate
behaviortheysee.
“Ihaveanairbag”   Airbagsoffergreaterprotectionwhenusedwith
safetybelts.Frontalairbagsarenotdesignedto
inflateinrearandsidecrashesorrollovers.
“I’dratherbe
thrownclear”
Notagoodidea.Peoplewhoareejectedare40
timesmorelikelytoDIE.Safetybeltshelp
preventejection,WECAN’T“PICKOURCRASH”.
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CategoriesFord Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2001
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