A vehicle occupant restraint system of the present invention has: a seat
belt restraint device (13) including a shoulder belt (11) which restrains
the body of a vehicle occupant (C) diagonally from one of the shoulders
(Cs) to the chest (Cc), and a lap belt (12) which restrains the waist
(Cw) of the vehicle occupant (C); an upper air bag (30) supported by an
upper support point (32) provided on the shoulder belt (11); a lower air
bag (31) supported by a lower support point (33) provided on the lap belt
(12) and coming into contact with the upper air bag (30) in a vertical
direction when being inflated and extended; and an air bag movement
inhibiting structure (H1 H9). The air bag movement inhibiting structure
(H1 H9) applies, to at least one of the upper support point (32) and the
lower support point (33), a moment (M1 M13) in a direction of canceling
movements of contact surfaces of the upper and lower air bags (30, 31)
toward a side in the vehicle width direction, where a part of the
shoulder belt (11) is located above the shoulder (Cs) of the vehicle
occupant (C), when the upper air bag (30) and the lower air bag (31)
receive inertial force of the vehicle occupant (C) toward a front of a
vehicle.