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
30
years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling
up
does
matter
...
a lot!
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