1995 Cadillac Fleetwood Owner's Manual - Page 21

In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. You never know if you'll be in acrash. 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 beso 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 vehcles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat on wheels. 1-6