Safety
Belts:
7-
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ror
LVC
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 Restraint System
(SRS), or air bag system.
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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