Seats & Safety 6elts
Sahty Belt Extender
If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten
around you, you should use it.
The automatic lap-shoulder belt has
plenty of extra length built in,
so it will
fasten around almost all people.
But if a safety belt isn’t long enough to
ksten, your dealer will order you an
extender. It’s free. When you go in to
order it, take the heaviest coat you will
wear,
so the extender will be long
enough for
you. The extender will be
just for you, and just for the seat
in your
vehicle that you choose. Don’t let
someone else use it, and use it only for
the seat it is made to fit. To wear it, just
attach it to the regular safety belt.
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Now and then, make sure all your belts,
buckles, latch plates, retractors, anchorages and reminder systems are
working properly.
Look for any loose
parts or damage. If you
see anything that
might keep a restraint system
from
doing its job, have it repaired.
Replacing Satiety Belts After a
Crash
If you’ve had a crash, do you need new
belts?
After a very minor collision, nothing may be necessary.
But if the belts were
stretched, as they would be if worn
during a more severe crash, then you
need new belts.
If belts are cut or damaged, replace
them. Collision damage
also may mean
you will have to have safety belt parts, like the retractor, replaced or anchorage
locations repaired-even if the belt
wasn’t being used at
the time of the
collision.
888 40
ProCarManuals.com
Drunken Driving
Death and injury associated with
drinking and driving is a national
tragedy. It's the number one contributor
to the highway death toll, claiming
thousands
of victims every year.
Alcohol takes away three things that
anyone
needs to drive a vehicle:
Judgment
Muscular Coordination
Vision
Police records show that half
of all
motor vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol-a driver,
a passenger or
someone else, such as a pedestrian, had
been drinking. In most cases, these deaths are the result
of someone who
was drinking and driving. Over 25,000
motor vehicle-related deaths occur each
year because
of alcohol, and thousands
of people are injured. person plans
to drive? Ideally, no one
should drink alcohol and then drive. But
if one does, then what's
"too much" can
be
a lot less than many might think.
Although it depends on each person and
situation, here is some general
information
on the problem.
The Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of
someone who
is drinking depends upon
four things:
How much alcohol is in the drink.
The drinker's body weight.
The amount of food that is consumed
before and during drinking.
The length of time it has taken the
drinker to consume the alcohol. According to the American
Medical
Association,
a 1SO-pund (82 kg) person
who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml)
bottles of beer in an hour will end up
with
a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The
person would reach the same BAC
by
drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses
of wine or three mixed
drinks if each
had 1% ounces (45 ml) of a liquor like
whiskey, gin or
vodka.
It's the amount of alcohol that counts.
For example, if the same person drank
three double martinis
(3 ounces or
90 ml of liquor each) within an hour,
the person's BAC would be close to
0.12 percent. A person who consumes
food
just before or during drinking will
have a slightly lower BAC level.
127
ProCarManuals.com
