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 air bag system.
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Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t wear
a
safety belt properly.
If
you are in
a
crash and
you’re not wearing
a
safety belt, your injuries
can
be
much
worse.
You
can
hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from
it.
You
can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not
be
if
you
are
buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.
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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