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5,000 Teens Die While Driving -- Every Year. Where's The Outrage?
This month's Reader's Digest offers a special report on the dangers of teen driving. Is starts with this fact: "Car crashes are the No. 1 killer of teens. It's time to take action."
There are many reasons for teen crashes, but the fact is that the teen crash rate is disproportionately high. Teens age 16 to 19 account for just 7% of the licensed drivers in Nebraska, but 24% of the reported crashes. Whatever the reason for the crash, teens should always wear their belts -- its the best thing they can do to save their lives in a crash.
The free Street Smart Guide to Teen Safe Driving offers in-home Graduated Driver Licensing tips for parents and teens. The Guide also includes a sample contract for teens and their parents to guide new drivers. Order the Street Smart Guide at no charge from Click It. Click here to Order the "Street Smart" Guide today!
Read this Reader's Digest article
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Grace-Mayer Insurance Strikes Gold, Achieves Membership in "Click It Honor Roll"
Doris Burns accepts certificate |
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Grace-Mayer Insurance recognizes the importance of safety belts, and emphasizes that importance to their employees. 
Maybe it's the nature of the insurance business that makes their employees realize that things happen and that taking precautions is the wise thing to do. Employees at Grace-Mayer surely understand that. Way to go, Grace-Mayer!
Is your company is ready to try for Honor Roll Gold? Check out our website for more information.
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Fire Chief to Fire Fighters: Enough is Enough. Buckle Up. |
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The Chief's Corner blog of the US Fire Administration website discussed safety belts on July 17. Gregory B. Cade, US Fire Administrator, stated that: 
"It is a tragedy when we lose a firefighter to a fire; it's a national fire service tragedy and embarrassment when we lose firefighters from vehicle ejections."
Many Fire Departments in the nation are securing pledges from their members to always wear a safety belt. The Chief congratulates some of those departments and wonders:
"I truly wish I could understand why this act is looked upon with disdain by firefighters. I would like someone to explain to me why they feel putting their lives, their fellow firefighters, and family at risk is a part of their job. Instead, I continue to get line of duty death notifications where firefighters have made the conscious decision to risk everything and not wear their seatbelt."
Have the members of the fire department in your town pledged to always buckle up? Mr. Cade's words should apply to not only our firefighters, but all of us.
read the Chief's Corner message
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