Seating and Safety Restraints
Thefollowingarereasonsmostoftengivenfornotwearingsafetybelts
(AllstatisticsbasedonU.S.data):
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“Crashesarerareevents”
36700crashesoccureveryday.The
morewedrive,themoreweare
exposedto“rare”events,evenfor
gooddrivers.1in4ofuswillbe
seriouslyinjuredinacrashduring
ourlifetime.
“I’mnotgoingfar”
3of4fatalcrashesoccurwithin25
miles(40km)ofhome.
“Beltsareuncomfortable”
Wedesignoursafetybeltstoenhance
comfort.Ifyouareuncomfortable-
trydifferentpositionsforthesafety
beltupperanchorageandseatback
whichshouldbeasuprightas
possible;thiscanimprovecomfort.
Primetimeforanaccident.
BeltMinderremindsustotakeafew
secondstobuckleup.
“Iwasinahurry”
“Safetybeltsdon’twork”
Safetybelts,whenusedproperly,
reduceriskofdeathtofrontseat
occupantsby45%incars,andby
60%
inlighttrucks.
“Trafficislight”
Nearly1of2deathsoccurin
single-vehiclecrashes,manywhen
noothervehiclesarearound.
“Beltswrinklemyclothes”
Possibly,butaseriouscrashcando
muchmorethanwrinkleyourclothes,
particularlyifyouareunbelted.
Settheexample,teendeathsoccur4
timesmoreofteninvehicleswith
TWOorMOREpeople.Childrenand
youngerbrothers/sistersimitate
behaviortheysee.
“ThepeopleI’mwithdon’t
wearbelts”
144
2006
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2006 |
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