1996 GMC Savana Van Owner's Manual - Page 16

Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR), or airbag system. Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light'' in the Index.) I 6b, I'ION: CAC Don't let anyone ride where he she can't wear or a safety belt properly.If you are in a crash and you're not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can be muchworse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected fromit. You can be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, might you Always fasten your not be if you are buckled up. safety belt, and check that your passengers' belts are fastened properlytoo. In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They bvork. 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. After more than 25 y&IB of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! 1-8