1998 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 15

It is extremely dangerous to ride incargo area, a inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding inthese areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area your vehicle that is not of equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a safety beltproperly. Your vehicle has a light that comes onas a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to They work. wear safety belts. Here's why: You never know if you'll be in a crash. you do have a If crash, you don't know it will be a bad one. if A few crashesare mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive. of But most crashes are in between. In manythem, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than years of safety belts in vehicles, 30 the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! 1-8