1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 13

Your vehicle has a light that comes onas a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as as fast it goes. In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to They work. wear safety belts. Here's why: You never know if you'll be in 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 so be serious that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashesare in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than30 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! just Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's a seat on wheels. 1-6