1998 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 16

IA CAUTION: In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. It is extremely dangerous to ride a cargo area, in inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas are more likelyto be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehiclethat is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a and using a seat safety belt properly. You never know if you'll in a crash. you do have a be If crash, you don't knowif it will be a bad one. A few crashesare mild, and some crashes be so can serious thateven buckled up a person wouldn'tsurvive. But most crashes are between. In many of them, in people whobuckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After morethan 30 years of safety beltsin vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot! Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckleup. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.)