Title: Road Wise
1Road 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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- 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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- Buckling Up from 1975-2001
- 147,246 lives saved
- 3.8 million injuries prevented
- 585 billion saved
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- In 2003
- 43,220 people died in motor vehicle crashes.
- 58 of those killed in passenger vehicles were
unrestrained.
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Belts Must Be Worn Correctly
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Improving Belt Fit
Recline back of seat
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Air Bags
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- Safety Belts save lives and
- money.
- 50 billion annually
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- What can I do?
- Educate
- Support
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