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!
Why
Safety
Belts
Work
When you ride
in
or
on
anything,
you
go as fast as it
goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on
wheels.
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