1995 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 15

Safety Belts: They're Everyone for This part of the manual tellsyou how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint, or "air bag" system. 8 Your vehicle has a light that comes on asa reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light"in the Index.) In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never knowif you'll bein a crash.If you do have a 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 up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in between. In manythem, of people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! 1-5