1996 Buick Roadmaster Owner's Manual - Page 22

Safety Belts:They're for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells yousome things you should not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), or air bag system. Your vehicle hasa light that comeson as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) I Don't let anyone ride where or she can'twear he a safety belt properly. you are in a crash and If you're not wearinga safety belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejectedfrom it. You can be seriously injured orkilled. In the same crash, might you not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,and check that your passengers' belts are fastened properlytoo. In most states and Canadian provinces, law says to the wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never know if you'll be in a crash. If you have a do crash, you don't know it will be a bad one, if so A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be 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 years of safety belts vehicles, 25 in the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! 1-8