QuestionsandAnswersAbout
SafetyBelts
Q: IfIamagooddriver,andIneverdrivefarfrom
home,whyshouldIwearsafetybelts?
A: Youmaybeanexcellent driver,butifyouareina
crash—evenonethatisnotyourfault—youand
yourpassenger(s) canbehurt.Beingagooddriver
doesnotprotect youfromthingsbeyondyour
control, suchasbaddrivers.
Q: WillIbetrappedinthevehicleafteracrashifI
amwearingasafetybelt?
A: Youcouldbe—whetheryouarewearingasafety
beltornot.Butyourchanceofbeingconscious
duringandafteranaccident, soyoucanunbuckle
andgetout,ismuchgreaterifyouarebelted.And
youcanunbuckleasafetybelt,evenifyouare
upsidedown.
Mostaccidents occurwithin25miles(40km)of
home.Andthegreatest numberofseriousinjuries
anddeathsoccuratspeedsoflessthan40mph
(65
km/h).
Safetybeltsareforeveryone.
Q: Ifmyvehiclehasairbags,whyshouldIhaveto
wearsafetybelts?
HowtoWearSafetyBeltsProperly
A: Airbagsaresupplemental systemsonly;sothey
workwithsafetybelts—notinsteadofthem.
Whetherornotanairbagisprovided, alloccupants
stillhavetobuckleuptogetthemostprotection.
Thatistruenotonlyinfrontalcollisions, but
especially insideandothercollisions.
Thissectionisonlyforpeopleofadultsize.
Beawarethattherearespecialthingstoknowabout
safetybeltsandchildren. Andtherearedifferent rules
forsmallerchildrenandinfants. Ifachildwillberidingin
thevehicle, seeOlderChildren on page 2‑30 orInfants
andYoungChildren on page 2‑32.Followthoserules
foreveryone's protection.
Itisveryimportant foralloccupants tobuckleup.
Statistics showthatunbelted peoplearehurtmoreoften
incrashesthanthosewhoarewearingsafetybelts.
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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