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to the Safe Drives information page.
We
have compiled a host of information and tips on the
following safe driving topics:
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General
highway safety information. *
According
to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA)
A
preview of results from the 2006 Annual Assessment of
Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Fatalities and Injuries
shows that the number of people killed in the United
States in motor vehicle traffic crashes declined from
43,510 in 2005 to 42,642, the lowest level in five years.
This decline is the largest in terms of both number
and percentage since 1992.
The
preview also shows that the estimate of the number of
people injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes declined
for the seventh year in a row. In 2006 just under 2.6
million people were injured compared to nearly 2.7 million
in 2005. The preview data shows that the number of people
injured declined in all categories except motorcycle
riders and that the decline was highest for large-truck
occupants and passenger car occupants.
Most
of the people who die in motor vehicle crashes are vehicle
occupants (less than one-fourth of fatalities caused
by crashes involve pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists).
Safety belts and child safety seats have been designed
to protect drivers and passengers from death and injury
during a crash. But these restraints cannot
save lives if they are not used.
When
lap/shoulder safety belts are used properly, they reduce
the risk of fatal injury to front-seat occupants riding
in passenger vehicles by 45 percent and the risk of
moderate-to-critical injury by 50 percent. For light-truck
front-seat occupants, safety belts reduce the risk of
fatal injury by 60 percent and the risk of moderate-to-critical
injury by 65 percent.*
Ejection
from the vehicle is one of the most harmful events that
can happen to a person in a crash.
*Source:
NHTSA
Our
goal at Safe Drives is to make workers, consumers and
their family members more safe while riding in a motor
vehicle.
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Thank
you,
And
be safe,
Safe
Drives Staff
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*Source:
NHTSA
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