1996 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 21

, A Safety Belts: They're for Everyone. This part of the manual tells how to use safety belts you you shouldnot.do properly. It .alsotells you some things with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), or air'bagsystem. , Your vehicle has light that a comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light"in the Index.) ' Don't let anyone ride where or she can't wear he a safety beltproperly. If you are in a crash and you're not wearinga safety belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside~the vehicle or be ejected fromit. You can be seriously injured orkilled. In the same crash, might you not be if you are buckled up. Alwaysfasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers' belts are fastened prqerly too. In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why:They work. ~ You never knowif you'll be in a crash. you do havea If crash, you don't know it will be a bad one. if A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled a person wouldn't survive. up are But most crashes in between. In many of them, wl ak people who buckle up can survive and sometimes away. Without belts they could have been badly or hurt killed. After more than 25 years of safety belts vehicles, In the facts are clear. most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! 1-8