
Safety Belts: They’re
for
Everyone
This part
of
the manual tells
you
how to use safety belts
properly. It also tells you some things you should not do
with
safety
belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint,
or
“air bag” system.
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Your vehicle has a light that
comes on as
a
reminder to
buckle up. (See “Safety Belt
Reminder Light”
in
the
Index.
)
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They
work.
You never know
if
you’ll be in a crash. If you
do
have a
crash, you don’t know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be
so
serious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are in between. In many of them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or
killed.
After more than
25
years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
...
a lot!
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