1997 GMC Jimmy Owner's Manual - Page 20

Your vehicle has a light that comes on a s ;t reminder t o buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) Why Safety Belts Work When you ride i n or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. In most states and Canadian provinces,the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: T ~ C J J ~ ~ r - k . ~r You never know if you'll be i n a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes aremild. and some crashescan be so serious that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes w a l k away. Without belts they coulct have been badly h u r t or killed. After more than 25 years of safety belts i n vehicles, the facts are clear. I n most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! L Take the simplest vehicle. Supposeit's just a seat on wheels. 1-9