Safety BeltsSafety Belts: They Are for EveryoneThis part of the manual tells you how to use safetybelts properly. It also tells you some things you shouldnot do with safety belts.{CAUTION:Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannotwear a safety belt properly. If you are in acrash and you are not wearing a safety belt,your injuries can be much worse. You canhit things inside the vehicle or be ejectedfrom it. You can be seriously injured or killed.In the same crash, you might not be, if youare buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,and check that your passengers’ belts arefastened properly too.{CAUTION:It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargoarea, inside or outside of a vehicle. In acollision, people riding in these areas aremore likely to be seriously injured or killed.Do not allow people to ride in any area of yourvehicle that is not equipped with seats andsafety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicleis in a seat and using a safety belt properly.Your vehicle has a lightthat comes on as areminder to buckle up.See Safety Belt ReminderLight on page 3-36.In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the lawsays to wear safety belts. Here is why: They work.1-11
