Lincoln LS 2002 Owner's Manual page 129

Seating and Safety Restraints
If...
The driver's safety belt is buckled
before the ignition switch is turned
to the ON position...
The purpose of the BeltMinder is to remind occasional wearers to wear
safety belts all of the time.
The following are reasons most often given for not wearing safety belts:
(All statistics based on U.S. data)
Reasons given...
"Crashes are rare
events"
"I'm not going far" 3 of 4 fatal crashes occur within 25 miles of home.
"Belts are
uncomfortable"
"I was in a hurry"
"Seat belts don't
work"
"Traffic is light"
"Belts wrinkle my
clothes"
"The people I'm
with don't wear
belts"
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Consider...
36 700 crashes occur every day. The more we
drive, the more we are exposed to "rare" events,
even for good drivers. 1 in 4 of us will be
seriously injured in a crash during our
lifetime.
We design our safety belts to enhance comfort. If
you are uncomfortable - try different positions for
the safety belt upper anchorage and seatback
which should be as upright as possible; this can
improve comfort.
Prime time for an accident. BeltMinder reminds
us to take a few seconds to buckle up.
Safety belts, when used properly, reduce risk of
death to front seat occupants by 45% in cars,
and by 60% in light trucks.
Nearly 1 of 2 deaths occur in single-vehicle
crashes, many when no other vehicles are around.
Possibly, but a serious crash can do much more
than wrinkle your clothes, particularly if you are
unbelted.
Set the example, teen deaths occur 4 times more
often in vehicles with TWO or MORE people.
Children and younger brothers/sisters imitate
behavior they see.
Then...
The BeltMinder feature will not
activate.