Road Wise

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Road Wise
Occupant Protection

• Passenger Safety
• Texas AM AgriLife Extension Service
• in cooperation with
• Texas Department of Transportation

Educational programs of the Texas AM AgriLife
Extension Service are open to all people without
regard to race, color, sex, religion, national
origin, age, disability, genetic information or
veteran status. The Texas AM University System,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County
Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
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Occupant Protection

• Why Should We Buckle Up?

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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.

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Occupant Protection

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

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Occupant Protection

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

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Occupant Protection

• Safety Belts Do Work!

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Occupant Protection
Belts Must Be Worn Correctly
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Occupant Protection
Improving Belt Fit
Recline back of seat
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Occupant Protection
Air Bags
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Occupant Protection

• Safety Belts save lives and
• money.
• 50 billion annually

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Occupant Protection

• What can I do?
• Educate
• Support

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Occupant Protection