1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 23

Safety Belts: They're For Everyone U se This part of the manual tellsyou how to safety belts properly. It also tellsyou S m e things you should not do with C Siafety belts. rhis figure lights up when you turn the Ly to Run or Start when your safety e belt isn't buckled, and you'll hear a chime, too. It's the reminder to buckle up. In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. A Don't let anyone ride where they can't wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and you're not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured or lulled. In the same crash, you might not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers' beltsare fastened properly too. You never know if you'll in a crash. be If you do have a crash, you don't know if it will be a badone. A few crashes are very mild. In them, you won't gethurt even if you're not buckled up. And some crashes can be so serious, like being hit by a train, that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up cansurvive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could be badly hurt or killed. After 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In mostcrashes buckling up does matter...a lot! 21