1993 Chevrolet Camaro Owner's Manual - Page 20

Seats & Safety Belts I bU u I IUIV.' Don't let anyone rid6 where n they can? w a a safety belt h er properIy. 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 k if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers"belts are fastened properly too. This figure lights up when you turn the key to Run or Start when your safety belt isn't buckled, and you'll hear achime, too. It's the reminder to buckle up. In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Mere's why: They work. You never know if you'll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't know it if will be a bad one. A few crashes are very mild. In them, you won't get hurt even if you're not buckled up. And some crashes canbe so serious, like being hit by a train, 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 be badly hurt or killed. After 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the fxts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot!