Pontiac 1993 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 14

Don't let anyone ride where
they 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.
This figure lights up when you turn the
key to Run or Start when your safety
belt isn't buckled, and you'll hear a
chime, too. It's the reminder to buckle
up. In many 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 very mild. In them,
you won't get hurt even if you're not
buckled up. And some crashes can be so
serious, like being hit by a train, 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 be
badly hurt or killed.
After 25 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes
buckling up does matter.
.
.
a lot!
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