QuestionsandAnswersAbout
SafetyBelts
Q: IfIamagooddriver,andIneverdrivefarfrom
home,whyshouldIwearsafetybelts?
A: Youmaybeanexcellent driver,butifyouareina
crash—evenonethatisnotyourfault—youand
yourpassenger(s) canbehurt.Beingagooddriver
doesnotprotect youfromthingsbeyondyour
control, suchasbaddrivers.
Q: WillIbetrappedinthevehicleafteracrashif
Iamwearingasafetybelt?
A: Youcouldbe—whetheryouarewearingasafety
beltornot.Butyourchanceofbeingconscious
duringandafteranaccident, soyoucanunbuckle
andgetout,ismuchgreaterifyouarebelted.
Andyoucanunbuckleasafetybelt,evenifyou
areupsidedown.
Mostaccidents occurwithin25miles(40km)
ofhome.Andthegreatest numberofserious
injuries anddeathsoccuratspeedsofless
than40mph(65km/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 2‑49 orInfants
andYoungChildren on page 2‑52.Followthoserules
foreveryone's protection.
Itisveryimportant foralloccupants tobuckleup.
Statistics showthatunbelted peoplearehurtmoreoften
incrashesthanthosewhoarewearingsafetybelts.
Occupants whoarenotbuckledupcanbethrownoutof
thevehicleinacrash.Andtheycanstrikeothersinthe
vehiclewhoarewearingsafetybelts.
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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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