1993 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 25

A CAUTION: Don't let anyone ride where they cadt wear a safety beIt properly. If you are in a crash and you're not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can be much worse, You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured or killed. i n the same crash, you might notbe if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers' belts are fastenedproperly too. This figurelights up when you turn the key to "Run" or "Start" when your safety belt isn't buckled, andyou'll hear a chime, It's the too. reminder to buckle up. In many 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 arevery mild. In them, you won't get hurt even if you're not buckled up. And some crashescan be so serious, like being hit by a train, that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, peoplewho buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could be badly hurt or killed. After 25 years of safety beltsin vehicles, the factsare clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot!