Seating and Safety Restraints
Thefollowingarereasonsmostoftengivenfornotwearingsafetybelts:
(AllstatisticsbasedonU.S.data)
Reasonsgiven...
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“Crashesarerareevents”
36700crashesoccureveryday.
Themorewedrive,themoreweare
exposedto“rare”events,evenfor
gooddrivers.1in4ofuswillbe
seriouslyinjuredinacrashduring
ourlifetime.
“I’mnotgoingfar”
3of4fatalcrashesoccurwithin
25
milesofhome.
“Beltsareuncomfortable”
Wedesignoursafetybeltstoenhance
comfort.Ifyouareuncomfortable-
trydifferentpositionsforthesafety
beltupperanchorageandseatback
whichshouldbeasuprightas
possible;thiscanimprovecomfort.
“Iwasinahurry”
Primetimeforanaccident.
Belt-Minderremindsustotakeafew
secondstobuckleup.
“Safetybeltsdon’twork”
Safetybelts,whenusedproperly,
reduceriskofdeathtofrontseat
occupantsby45%incars,andby
60%
inlighttrucks.
“Trafficislight”
Nearly1of2deathsoccurin
single-vehiclecrashes,manywhen
noothervehiclesarearound.
“Beltswrinklemyclothes”
Possibly,butaseriouscrashcando
muchmorethanwrinkleyourclothes,
particularlyifyouareunbelted.
Settheexample,teendeathsoccur
4timesmoreofteninvehicleswith
TWOorMOREpeople.Childrenand
youngerbrothers/sistersimitate
behaviortheysee.
“ThepeopleI’mwithdon’t
wearbelts”
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2007
F-150(f12)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
Categories | Ford F-150 F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Tags | Ford F-150 4.2, Ford F-150 4.6, Ford F-150 5.4 |
Model Year | 2007 |
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