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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.
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
30
years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts
are
clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
...
a
lot!
Your vehicle has
a
light
that comes on as a reminder
to buckle up. (See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light” in
the Index.)
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