2011 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 60

3-10 Seats and Restraints Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without safety belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than 40 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! Put someone on it. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on wheels.