Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a reminder
to buckle up. (See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light” in
the
J
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.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat
on
wheels.
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