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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 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!