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.
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
yon are buckled up. Always fasten your
satety 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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