Seating and Safety Restraints
Thefollowingarereasonsmostoftengivenfornotwearingsafetybelts
(AllstatisticsbasedonU.S.data):
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“Crashesarerare 36700crashesoccureveryday.Themorewe
events”
drive,themoreweareexposedto“rare”events,
evenforgooddrivers.1in4ofuswillbe
seriouslyinjuredinacrashduringour
lifetime.
“I’mnotgoingfar” 3of4fatalcrashesoccurwithin
miles(40km)ofhome.
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“Beltsare
uncomfortable”
Wedesignoursafetybeltstoenhancecomfort.If
youareuncomfortable-trydifferentpositionsfor
thesafetybeltupperanchorageandseatback
whichshouldbeasuprightaspossible;thiscan
improvecomfort.
“Iwasinahurry” Primetimeforanaccident.Belt-Minder
remindsustotakeafewsecondstobuckleup.
“Safetybeltsdon’t Safetybelts,whenusedproperly,reduceriskof
work”
deathtofrontseatoccupantsby45%incars,
andby60%inlighttrucks.
“Trafficislight”
Nearly1of2deathsoccurinsingle-vehicle
crashes,manywhennoothervehiclesarearound.
“Beltswrinklemy Possibly,butaseriouscrashcandomuchmore
clothes”
thanwrinkleyourclothes,particularlyifyouare
unbelted.
“ThepeopleI’m
withdon’twear
belts”
Settheexample,teendeathsoccur
4timesmoreofteninvehicleswithTWOorMORE
people.Childrenandyoungerbrothers/sisters
imitatebehaviortheysee.
“Ihaveanairbag” Airbagsoffergreaterprotectionwhenusedwith
safetybelts.Frontalairbagsarenotdesignedto
inflateinrearandsidecrashesorrollovers.
“I’dratherbe
thrownclear”
Notagoodidea.Peoplewhoareejectedare40
timesmorelikelytoDIE.Safetybeltshelp
preventejection,WECAN’T“PICKOURCRASH”.
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2007
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2007 |
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