SEATS AND RESTRAINTS 65Warning (Continued)area of the vehicle that is notequipped with seats and safetybelts.Always wear a safety belt, andcheck that all passenger(s) arerestrained properly too.This vehicle has indicators as areminder to buckle the safety belts.See Safety Belt Reminders 0 119.Why Safety Belts WorkWhen riding in a vehicle, you travel asfast as the vehicle does. If the vehiclestops suddenly, you keep going untilsomething stops you. It could be thewindscreen, the instrument panel,or the safety belts!When you wear a safety belt, you andthe vehicle slow down together. Thereis more time to stop because you stopover a longer distance and, when wornproperly, your strongest bones takethe forces from the safety belts. Thatis why wearing safety belts makessuch good sense.Questions and Answers AboutSafety BeltsQ: Will I be trapped in the vehicleafter a crash if I am wearing asafety belt?A: You could be - whether you arewearing a safety belt or not. Yourchances of being conscious duringand after a crash, so you canunbuckle and get out, are muchgreater if you are belted.Q: If my vehicle has airbags, whyshould I have to wear safetybelts?A: Airbags are supplemental systemsonly; so they work with safetybelts - not instead of them.Whether or not an airbag isprovided, all occupants still haveto buckle up to get the mostprotection.Also, in nearly all regions, the lawrequires wearing safety belts.How to Wear Safety BeltsProperlyThis section is only for people ofadult size.There are special things to knowabout seat belts and children, andthere are different rules for smallerchildren and infants. If a child will beriding in the vehicle, see Older Children0 83 or Infants and Young Children0 85. Follow those rules for everyone'sprotection.
