Seating and Safety Restraints
Thefollowingarereasonsmostoftengivenfornotwearingsafetybelts
(AllstatisticsbasedonU.S.data):
Reasonsgiven...
Consider...
ЉCrashesarerare 36700crashesoccureveryday.Themorewe
eventsЉ
drive,themoreweareexposedtoЉrareЉevents,
evenforgooddrivers.1in4ofuswillbe
seriouslyinjuredinacrashduringour
lifetime.
ЉI’mnotgoingfarЉ 3of4fatalcrashesoccurwithin25milesofhome.
ЉBeltsare
uncomfortableЉ
Forddesignsitssafetybeltstoenhancecomfort.If
youareuncomfortable-trydifferentpositionsfor
thesafetybeltupperanchorageandseatback
whichshouldbeasuprightaspossible;thiscan
improvecomfort.
ЉIwasinahurryЉ Primetimeforanaccident.BeltMinder
remindsustotakeafewsecondstobuckleup.
ЉSeatbeltsdon’t
workЉ
Safetybelts,whenusedproperly,reduceriskof
deathtofrontseatoccupantsby45%incars,
andby60%inlighttrucks.
ЉTrafficislightЉ
Nearly1of2deathsoccurinsingle-vehicle
crashes,manywhennoothervehiclesarearound.
ЉBeltswrinklemy Possibly,butaseriouscrashcandomuchmore
clothesЉ
thanwrinkleyourclothes,particularlyifyouare
unbelted.
ЉThepeopleI’m
withdon’twear
beltsЉ
Settheexample,teendeathsoccur4timesmore
ofteninvehicleswithTWOorMOREpeople.
Childrenandyoungerbrothers/sistersimitate
behaviortheysee.
ЉIhaveanairbagЉ Airbagsoffergreaterprotectionwhenusedwith
safetybelts.Frontalairbagsarenotdesignedto
inflateinrearandsidecrashesorrollovers.
ЉI’dratherbe
thrownclearЉ
Notagoodidea.Peoplewhoareejectedare40
timesmorelikelytoDIE.Safetybeltshelp
preventejection,WECAN’TЉPICKOURCRASHЉ.
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2005
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2005 |
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