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It
is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision,
people riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured
or
killed.
Do
not allow people to
ride in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in
a
seat and using a
safety belt properly.
Your
vehicle has a light
that comes on as
a
reminder
to buckle up. (See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light” in
the Index.)
In most 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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