2009 Ford Focus Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
Thefollowingarereasonsmostoftengivenfornotwearingsafetybelts
(AllstatisticsbasedonU.S.data):
Reasonsgiven... Consider...
“Crashesarerare  36700crashesoccureveryday.Themorewe
events”
drive,themoreweareexposedto“rare”events,
evenforgooddrivers.1in4ofuswillbeseriously
injuredinacrashduringourlifetime.
3of4fatalcrashesoccurwithin25miles(40km)
ofhome.
“I’mnotgoing
far”
“Beltsare
uncomfortable”
Wedesignoursafetybeltstoenhancecomfort.If
youareuncomfortable-trydifferentpositionsfor
thesafetybeltupperanchorageandseatbackwhich
shouldbeasuprightaspossible;thiscanimprove
comfort.
“Iwasinahurry”   Primetimeforanaccident.Belt-Minder௡reminds
ustotakeafewsecondstobuckleup.
“Safetybelts
don’twork”
Safetybelts,whenusedproperly,reduceriskof
deathtofrontseatoccupantsby45%incars,and
by60%inlighttrucks.
“Trafficislight”   Nearly1of2deathsoccurinsingle-vehicle
crashes,manywhennoothervehiclesarearound.
“Beltswrinkle
myclothes”
Possibly,butaseriouscrashcandomuchmorethan
wrinkleyourclothes,particularlyifyouare
unbelted.
“ThepeopleI’m   Settheexample,teendeathsoccur4timesmore
withdon’twear
belts”
ofteninvehicleswithTWOorMOREpeople.
Childrenandyoungerbrothers/sistersimitate
behaviortheysee.
“Ihavean
airbag”
Airbagsoffergreaterprotectionwhenusedwith
safetybelts.Frontalairbagsarenotdesignedto
inflateinrearandsidecrashesorrollovers.
Notagoodidea.Peoplewhoareejectedare40
timesmorelikelytoDIE.Safetybeltshelp
preventejection,WECAN’T“PICKOURCRASH”.
“I’dratherbe
thrownclear”
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2009
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2009
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