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Your vehicle has
a
light that
comes on
a s
; t
reminder
t o
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: T ~ C J J ~ r ~ ~ r - k .
You never know if you'll be i n
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 w a l k
away. Without belts they coulct have been badly
h u r t
or killed.
After more than 25 years of safety belts i n vehicles,
the facts are clear. I n
most
crashes buckling up
does
matter
... a
lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride i n or on anything,
you go
as fast as it goes.
L
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just
a
seat on wheels.
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