1994 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 16

I - I I 1 - This figure lights up asa reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reininder Light" in the Index.) In many states and Canadianprovinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never know ifyou'll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't knowif it will be a bad one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up a Iperson wouldn't survive. But most ;rashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they Icould have been badly hurt or killed. After more than25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most I crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! I Why Safety Belts ;Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. For example, if the bike is goini.10 mph (16 km/h), so is the child. 15 ...