1995 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 23

Safety Belts: They're Everyone for This part of the manual tells how to use safety belts you properly. It also tells you some things you should notdo with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or "air bag" system. Your vehicle has a lightthat comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) I In many states and Canadian provinces, the says to law wear safety belts.Here's why: They work. You never know if you'll be in acrash. If you do have a crash, you don't know if it will be abad one. A few crashes aremild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But mast 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 factsare clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ...a lot!