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It or Ticket Buckling
Down on Those Not Buckled Up – Day and Night Employers: Today is the beginning of the “Click It or Ticket” campaign, a nationwide seat belt enforcement mobilization to crack down on low seat belt use and to reduce highway fatalities. The campaign coordinated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in conjunction with law enforcement agencies and state highway safety offices, will run from May 21 through Memorial Day to June 3rd. Regular seat belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. In 2005, 77 percent of passenger vehicle occupants in a serious crash who were buckled up, survived the crash, and when worn correctly, seat belts have proven to reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passenger car occupants by 45 percent – and by 60 percent – in pickup trucks, SUVs and minivans. Yet nearly one in five Americans (19 percent nationally) still fail to regularly wear their seat belts when driving or riding in a motor vehicle. Support this campaign by communicating to your workforce that seat belt use is a top priority for your organization. Use existing internal dissemination channels (email, intranet, newsletters, supervisors) to send the NETS flyer linked below to all employees. Utilize security officers and parking lot attendants to reinforce the message by printing and distributing the NETS flyer. Click here to download the pdf file. To further emphasize, your organization’s support of safe
driving practices, conduct your own belt use survey to determine your corporate
use rate. Recognize and reward those employees wearing their seat belts as they
enter employee parking areas. Information on how to conduct a corporate seat belt
survey can be found on the NETS website at: http://www.trafficsafety.org/buckle.asp Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
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