1996 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 18

Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the manual tellsyou how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should notdo with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), or air bag system. Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) A CAUTIOI.. r - 1 Don't let anyone ride where he or she can't wear If a safety belt properly. you are in a crash and you're not wearinga safety belt, your injuries can be much worse.You can hit thingsinside the vehicle or be ejected from You can be seriously it. injured orkilled. In the same crash, might you not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that yourpassengers' belts are fastened properly too. In most states and Canadian provinces, the law to says They work. wear safety belts. Here's why: You never know if you'll be ina crash. If you do have a crash, you don't know if it will be a badone. 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. many of them, In people who buckle upcan 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 mostcrashes buckling up does matter ...a lot!