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Yes, you think it will only happen to the other guy. Last summer, that’s what all of these people thought, too. Summer Safety Campaign 2013. Scenario 1: One Last Ride. Road was unlit, may have been damp from earlier rain. Approached a blind curve.
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Yes, you think it will only happen to the other guy. Last summer, that’s what all of these people thought, too. Summer Safety Campaign 2013
Scenario 1: One Last Ride • Road was unlit, may have been damp from earlier rain. • Approached a blind curve. • Final night of leave, visiting parents. • Went for motorcycle ride a couple hours after midnight.
Scenario 1-- Discuss • What risk factors do you see? • Add the fact that he didn’t own the motorcycle. • The last straw: He was going 80 miles per hour into the curve.
Scenario 1 Crashed into parked car. Fatal trauma to head in spite of helmet.
Scenario 2: Clubbing at Midnight • Went clubbing with two friends at 2315. • Left bar at 0145. • Started 70-mile drive back home at 0230. • Sailor was front passenger.
Scenario 2-- Discuss • What risk factors do you see? • Add the fact that the driver briefly fell asleep twice and woke up. • The last straw: Driver fell asleep a third time, didn’t wake up.
Scenario 2 Car crashed into a tree. Passenger seat torn from vehicle. Fatal injuries in spite of seatbelt.
Scenario 3: Sudden Stop • Riding personal watercraft as passenger. • Solo rider behind them. • Spray from the lead PWC got in eyes of trail rider.
Scenario 3-- Discuss • What risk factors do you see? • The last straw: The guy in front stopped while trail rider was temporarily blinded by spray.
Scenario 3 Trail rider slammed into lead watercraft. Fatal injuries to passenger.
Scenario 3– Discuss, cont. • “Following too close” isn’t just something for people on the road. • Victim reportedly had 5 years of experience with personal watercraft. • Does it matter how much experience you have when your life is in the hands of the guy behind you?
Scenario 4: Highway Traffic • Riding with two other motorcyclists at 2105. • Location: Highway with traffic. • Had bought motorcycle 5 months earlier. • Had taken sportbike rider course 3 months earlier.
Scenario 4-- Discuss • What risk factors do you see? • Add the fact that his motorcycle license had been revoked. • The last straw: He was going between 70 and 90 in a 55 mph zone.
Scenario 4 Crashed into the back of a car, triggered a two-car wreck. Fatal injuries to rider.
Scenario 5: Faster and Faster • Riding on an urban interstate at 2125. • Reported to have been drinking earlier during the day. • Had taken basic rider course 4 weeks prior. • Was wearing correct PPE.
Scenario 5-- Discuss • What risk factors do you see? • The last straw: He was going 100 in a 65 mph zone.
Scenario 5 Slammed into the back of a large SUV. Fatal injuries.
Scenario 6: Pedaling for PT • Riding bike for some PT before work. • On a large, high-speed road on base. • Listening to MP3 player.
Scenario 6-- Discuss • What risk factors do you see? • Add the fact that he needed to make a U-turn, and that his MP3 player was at full volume. • Add the fact that it was one minute before sunrise. • The last straw: He pulled in front of an oncoming truck. Driver didn’t see him.
Scenario 6 Fatal injuries to bike rider.
Scenario 6– Discuss, cont. • Rider was wearing a helmet, but it couldn’t protect him from the impact. • His bike and apparel weren’t reflective enough, but this mishap wasn’t the fault of an inattentive driver—it was distraction. • The Navy and Marine Corps specifically prohibit PT anywhere near a road while listening to ear buds or headphones. This mishap shows why.
Scenario 7: Wasp Nest • On roof checking for storm damage. • Noticed broken limbs on roof and a wasp nest. • Got a long, extendable pruning saw. • Curved shape of saw blade kept him from reaching wasp nest.
Scenario 7-- Discuss • What risk factors do you see? • Add the fact that he decided to hold the saw blade and hit the nest with the handle. • Add the fact that some wasps flew toward him to investigate, and he was afraid of them. • The last straw: He dropped the saw and wasn’t wearing gloves.
Scenario 7 Chopped off part of his finger.
Scenario 8: Backyard Gunfire • With friends in backyard. • Had a pistol. • Distracted by conversation while trying to clear weapon. • Saw a clip on the ground.
Scenario 8-- Discuss • What risk factors do you see? • Add the fact that he assumed the clip on the ground was from his pistol. • Add the fact that he didn’t make sure his pistol was unloaded. • The last straw: He pulled the trigger to “dry fire.”
Scenario 8 Shot self in hand.
Scenario 9: At the Beach • Three Marines and a civilian swimming at a beach. • Winds 15, gusting to 20. • 3-5-foot waves. • Limited visibility.
Scenario 9-- Discuss • What risk factors do you see? • They headed in, but one Marine was already in distress (foaming at mouth, eyes rolled back, unresponsive). • Large wave swept all of them under. • The last straw: They lost his body in the surf.
Scenario 9 Drowned. Body recovered from water by emergency responders 50 minutes later.