Don’t let anyone ride where he or she 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 passenger’s belt
is
fastened properly too.
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!
It
is
extremely dangerous 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.
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