1996 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 15

Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety b'elts properly, It also tells you some things you should do not with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), or air bag system. Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminderto buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) - - A CAUTION: Don't let anyone ride where he she can'twear or a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and you're not wearing safety belt, your injuries a can be much worse. You can hit thingsinside the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured orkilled. In thesame crash,you might not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers' belts are fastened properly too. In most states and Canadian provinces, the law to says wear safety belts. Here's why: work. They You never knowif you'll be in a crash. If you dohave a crash, you don't know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes aremild, and some crashes can be so serious thateven buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashesare in between. In many of them, people who buckle upcan survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than years of safety beltsin vehicles, 25 the facts are clear. In most crashes bucklingdoes up matter ...a lot! 1-7