Why Safety Belts Work - Chevrolet 1994 Corvette Owner's Manual

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This figure lights up as a reminder to
buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reininder
Light" in the Index.)
In many states and Canadian provinces,
the law says to wear safety belts. Here's
why: They work.
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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
;rashes 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
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a lot!
Why Safety Belts ;Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go
as fast as it goes.
For example, if the bike is goini.10 mph
(16 km/h), so is the child.
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