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There are currently no plans to tighten Nebraska's safety belt law, according to nebraska.watchdog.org Read the full articleIn part, the article states: "According to state accident figures, over the last three years unbuckled Nebraska drivers and their passengers were twice as likely to die as those strapped in." That held true in August 2010. There were 10 fatalities, which is the lowest recorded August number since records started being kept in 1935. 4 of those were buckled, and 6 were not, so 60% of the fatalities were not wearing safety belts. Even with this record-setting low number, the percentage held true. Regardless of enforcement options, education remains an important issue. Thanks to all of you for all you do to get the message out! |
Child Saving Institute's Touch a Truck
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Click It attended the Touch a Truck event sponsored by the Child Saving Institute, and Vehicle Day sponsored by the Papillion LaVista School District. Both events offered the opportunity for kids to see and climb on a variety of different vehicles as this boy is doing here.
The Click It egg ramp is a good way for kids to see the importance of a safety belt when riding in a vehicle. It's a graphic demonstration of the necessity of buckling up.
Click It's egg ramp is available for you to use at your events. Or, invite Click It to come and demonstrate. Wearing a safety belt is a very basic foundation for wellness.
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Annual cost of crashes is nearly $500 per US driver
| | In August, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a report that stated, "In a one-year period, the cost of medical care and productivity losses associated with injuries from motor vehicle crashes exceeded $99 billion - with the cost of direct medical care accounting for $17 billion, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The total annual cost amounts to nearly $500 for each licensed driver in the United States, said the study in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention."
Read the Press Release
Since medical costs are 50% greater for unbuckled crash victims than for buckled victims, (NHTSA DOT HS 810 649), increasing our buckled rate can dramatically reduce the annual cost of crashes.
Costs are another good reason to promote safety belts. Thanks for all you do to increase safety belt usage!
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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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