Why Safety Belts Work - Pontiac 1996 Grand Prix Owner's Manual

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 25 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In
most
crashes buckling up does
matter
..
,
a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Tike the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat
on wheels.
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