1994 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 18

Seats & Restraint Systems And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or "air bag" system. I This figure lightsup as a reminder to buckle up. (See Safety Belt Warning Light in the Index.) In many states and Canadian provinces, the law saysto wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never know if you'll bein a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can 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 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! 16