Chevrolet 1998 Prizm Owner's Manual page 22

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It is extremely
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lgerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside
or
outside of a vehicle. In a collision,
people riding in these
areas
are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to
ride in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a
safety belt properly.
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 30 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
...
a lot!
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