Use the seat belt and buckle up.
The easy solution is to buy extra seat belt clips that fit your seat belt mechanism from a junkyard. Put these in whenever you don't want to use the seat belt.
95% of the time but only 72% of the population use a seat belt
Not until the seat belt will fit properly without use of a booster seat.
Once you put your seat belt on and buckle it the chime will go off. If it does not then take the car to the dealer for warranty repair.
2008The following seat belt statistics have been released by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA):In 2008, seat belt use stood at 83%, up from 82% in 2007.Seat belt use increased to 90% on expressways and remained at 80% for surface streets.In states where rear seat belt use was not required in 2008, only 66% of adult passengers wore their seat belts while sitting in the backseat. In states where rear seat belt was required, 85% of adult backseat passengers buckled up.Fifty-five percent of those killed in passenger vehicle occupant crashes in 2008 were not wearing a seat belt. Sixty-four percent of those killed during the night were unrestrained, compared to 45% during the day.
yes
Without a seat belt, you could end up hitting the dash between the airbags.
not equiped you are going to have to use the seat belt to hold it in the seat.
people who are at least 16 years old and sitting in the back seat
Yes, it is the law.
This can vary depending on if seat belt use is required by law but rule of thumb is: If the car came equipped with the shoulder belt it must be used.