1995 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual - Page 17

Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a 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 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 are mild, some crashes canD so serious that even and e buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people whobuckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as i t goes. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat on wheels. 1-7