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Title: Road Wise


1
Road Wise
Occupant Protection
  • Passenger Safety
  • Texas Cooperative Extension
  • in cooperation with
  • Texas Department of Transportation

2
Occupant Protection
  • Why Should We Buckle Up?

3
Occupant Protection
  • Safety belt facts
  • Properly worn safety belts reduce risk of
    moderate to critical injury by 50.
  • Unbuckled crash victims have 50 higher medical
    costs.
  • Society pays 85 of medical costs of crash
    victims.

4
Occupant Protection
  • Buckling Up from 1975-2001
  • 147,246 lives saved
  • 3.8 million injuries prevented
  • 585 billion saved

5
Occupant Protection
  • In 2003
  • 43,220 people died in motor vehicle crashes.
  • 58 of those killed in passenger vehicles were
    unrestrained.

6
Occupant Protection
  • Safety Belts Do Work!

7
Occupant Protection
Belts Must Be Worn Correctly
8
Occupant Protection
Improving Belt Fit
Recline back of seat
9
Occupant Protection
Air Bags
10
Occupant Protection
  • Safety Belts save lives and
  • money.
  • 50 billion annually

11
Occupant Protection
  • What can I do?
  • Educate
  • Support

12
Occupant Protection
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