Why Safety Belts Work
When riding in a vehicle, you travel as fast as the vehicle does. If the vehicle stops suddenly, you keep going until something stops you.
It could be the windshield, the instrument panel, or the safety belts! When you wear a safety belt, you and the vehicle slow down together.
There is more time to stop because you stop over a longer distance and, when worn properly, your strongest bones take the forces from the safety belts. That is why wearing safety belts makes such good sense.
See also:
Loss of Control
Skidding
There are three types of skids that
correspond to the vehicle's three
control systems:
- Braking Skid — wheels are
not rolling.
- Steering or Cornering
Skid — too much speed or
s ...
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats
WARNING
If you cannot feel temperature change or pain to the skin, the seat heater may
cause burns even at low temperatures. To reduce the risk of burns, people with such
a condition should ...
Dolly Towing (Front-Wheel—Drive Vehicles)
To tow the vehicle from the front with the rear wheels on the ground, do the
following:
1. Put the front wheels on a dolly.
2. Move the shift lever to P (Park).
See Shifting Into Park.
3. ...