2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Owner's Manual - Page 30

Your vehicle has a light WhySafety Belts Work that comes on as a reminder to buckle UP. See When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as Safety Belt Reminder it goes. Light on page 3-37. In most states and in all 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. Aftermorethan 30 yearsof safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter...a lot! I Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat on wheels. 1-23