1997 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 13

FASTEN BELTS Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. In most states and 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, After more than 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat on wheels. 1-6