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
(SIR),
or 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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