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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