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Greetings!
During this time of the year we can think of lots of reasons to promote safety belts. There's the human reasons--we want to stay safe, and we want our family and friends to be safe as well. There's the practical reasons--with the weather and the bad roads and the poor visibility, there's an accident waiting to happen around every corner. And there's a renewed sense of thinking ahead to a new year and a new set of resolutions--maybe this will be the year that the Huskers are undefeated and Nebraska gets up to a 90% buckled rate and there are no traffic fatalities.
Whichever way your thinking goes, don't forget to include planning for seatbelt promotion in all of your holiday functions and in the new year.
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Are you taking the dog to Grandma's?
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Are you still wondering what to get Fido for the
holidays? For many people the dog is a
member of the family, rightfully so with all the love a dog can give us. Why not protect this furry family member like
we do ourselves and our kids? Dogs need
to buckle up just like we do. They could
be injured or killed in the event of a crash or they could become a projectile
and hurt or injure family members. According to "the barkbuckleup" website,when driving 35 mph, a 60-pound unrestrained dog can cause
an impact of 2,700 pounds, slamming into a car seat, windshield, or passenger.
Even if the animal survives, it can impede the progress of rescue workers who
need every moment possible to safely care for accident victims.
Like kids, dogs don't get to choose how they ride in the
car. As responsible pet owners we should
commit to making their trips safe, every trip, every time. This holiday season please consider purchasing
a dog safety harness. They can be found
locally or online and they range from $40-$80. With all
the money we spend on food, toys and clothing (yes, I know some of you do it)
for our dogs, why not spend a little to protect this invaluable family friend? Danielle Knudson
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| Trooper sees clear example of Safety belts making a difference
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This article came from the Omaha World Herald. One State Trooper responded to 2 crashes only 17 miles and about an hour apart on the same day. The crashes were very similar, and clearly illustrated that a crash's outcome is vastly different depending on whether a safety belt is used. The timing and juxtaposition of the incidents made an impression on this Trooper and confirms the position that safety belts save lives!
Seat belts make difference in crashes
NORTH PLATTE - The difference between wearing a seat belt and not wearing one
can be life and death.
Amid icy road conditions Friday morning, Shawn Mister, 22, of
Hastings lost
control of his Ford Explorer on Interstate 80 near mile marker 188. The vehicle
rolled, and Mister was ejected and killed at the scene.
State Patrol Trooper J.J. Connelly was called to the scene
of the accident about 5:30 a.m. Connelly had been at the scene of a similar
accident an hour earlier, when the driver of a Chevy truck lost control at mile
marker 171 and rolled. Both young adults in that accident were wearing their
seat belts and walked away from the wreck with minor injuries.
"The top of the pickup was caved in almost to the height of
the dashboard, but they still were able to survive," Connelly said.
The dynamics of the wrecks were nearly the same, Connelly
said, except for seat belts.
"With no seat belts, you had a drastically different
outcome," the trooper said.
- World-Herald News Service
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The "Click It Chronicle," our Click It Campaign e-letter, published whenever there is news, is available to all those interested in increasing safety belt usage. Please share this information freely. Take the information, copy to friends, businesses and organizations with the same concerns. Using the information provided will help reduce the needless fatalities and injuries on our highways and the associated costs. To subscribe to this e-letter, join the coalition, or be removed from the list, contact the Click It Team at cidri@safenebraska.org. |
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