WELCOME to THREE FLAGS

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WELCOME to THREE FLAGS
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• High-visibility traffic enforcement
• emphasizing use
• of motor vehicle restraints

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ODDS of Surviving Ejection from a Motor
Vehicle1 in 4(USDOT NHTSA, 2002 crash data)
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1 Reason Protect Life Limb
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ODOT Safety Belt Program

• Overtime Grants
• Training Tech Assistance (DPSST NCPST
  CEUs)
• Public Education Materials
• Media Campaign
• Legislation

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Grant Requirements

• Attend workshops
• Conduct enforcement each blitz
• Conduct pre- post blitz surveys
• Work with local media to publicize blitz
  activities prior to and after blitz
• Report survey results, enforcement contacts
  press releases/articles

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• Since 1990 adult belt law
• Belt use doubled
• Fatal rate 46
• Injury rate 44

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Since Child Seat Laws

• Child seat use for lt 4 yrs
• 43 (1985) - 99 (2008)
• Booster seat use for lt 6, 8 yrs
• 29 (2002) - 57 (2008)

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Front Seat Use Rates

• 2008 2009
• MI 97.2
• HI 97.0
• WA 96.5
• OR 96.3 96.6
• CA 95.7
• US 82

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Why continue enforcement?

• 4 of non-users 48 occupant fatalities
• 1 unbelted occupant can injure or kill other
  occupants
• Where enforcement decreases, use decreases

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2007 OREGON Crashes

• 318 total occupants killed
• 48 unrestrained
• Age 4 8 35 not in car seats
• Under age 4 15 not in car seats

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Why are they unbelted?

• Forgot
• Going a short distance
• Belt is uncomfortable
• Dont know how to use restraints
• Dont understand the law
• Restraints broken/not available
• -- from law enforcement
  reports

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Who were the unbelted fatalities in 2007?

• Driver (74)
• Male (73)
• 40 years of age (average)
• Oregon - licensed drivers (88)
• Standard pickup occupants (36)
• Measurable BAC averaging 0.16 (51)
• Traveling 3 - 8 pm/midnight 1am

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Why did they die?

• Total 115 unbelted fatals
• 76 totally ejected
• 8 partially ejected

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OREGON LAW

• Primary
• Proper use
• All seating positions
• Maintenance of belt systems
• Infants RF to 1 yr AND 20 lbs
• Child seats to 40 lbs
• Boosters to 8 yrs OR 49 tall

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Misuse

• Belt under arm
• Belt behind back
• Use of automatic shoulder belt without
  fastening manual lap belt
• Two persons in one belt system
• Wrong type of restraint for childs size
• Must meet FMVSS (208, 213)

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EXEMPTIONS- Not required upon manufacture-
Transport by law enforcement- Newspaper or mail
delivery- Ambulance staff giving aid- Utility
meter readers- Mass transit operators- Solid
waste/recycling collectors- Medical reasons-
Some Commercial Vehicles
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Medical Exemption Process

• Dr. fills out form (no CDLS)
• Transportation Safety (NOT DMV) reviews
  approves issues card
• To verify exemptions, call
• Exemption Coordinator 503-986-3590 direct

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Exempt Commercial Vehicles

• - Taxi drivers
• - CVs transporting gt 15 persons

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No Minors in Open PU Beds unless

• In a parade,
• OR
• Using safety belt or harness,
• OR
• All belts used by other minors then
• may ride in open bed seated on floor with
  tailgate securely fastened, IF traveling
• 1) Between hunting camps or sites, OR
• 2) For purposes of employment.

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ODOT Safety Belt ProgramTV PSA May 2009 Blitz
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NEXT BLITZAugust 31 September
13 (Monday thru Sunday)NATL CHILD PASSENGER
SAFETY WEEK Sept 12 - 18
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Program Priorities

• Booster seat education
• Proper belt use
• Pickups, minors in pickup beds, previously
  exempt CVs

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Continuing in 2010

• Reimbursement of training - related expenses for
  CPS training
• Equipment Supplies for Alternative Sentencing
  or CS Fitting Stations
• Car seats for low-income families

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Next CPS Tech Trainingfor Law Enforcement

• November 17 19
• Eugene Fire Station

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NEW IN 2010

• - Up to 30 OT grant
• for educational activities
• SB579 extends belt laws
• to premises open to the public

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Thank you Oregon traffic officers!
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50 years ago this month(August 1959)

• Nils Bohlin,
• Volvos first safety engineer,
• designed introduced
• the 3-point belt system

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