Road Wise

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Road Wise
Occupant Protection

• Passenger Safety
• Texas Cooperative Extension
• in cooperation with
• Texas Department of Transportation

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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