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Motor Vehicle Safety & Seatbelts in the Department Of Defense. OSHA/NHTSA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY SYMPOSIUM Panel Discussion: Managing Effective Seatbelt Programs New Orleans, LA. Alex Beehler Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety & Occupational Health)
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Motor Vehicle Safety & Seatbelts in the Department Of Defense OSHA/NHTSA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY SYMPOSIUM Panel Discussion: Managing Effective Seatbelt Programs New Orleans, LA Alex Beehler Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety & Occupational Health) 14 September 2004
Our Drivers • DoD Military Population • Mostly Male • Mostly 18-26 yrs old • Mostly Type “A” • High Risk Drivers • Male • 18-26 yrs old • Type “A”
3 Worlds “On Base” “Off Base” Deployed
Tactical Vehicles Demetrius Rice Cpl, USMC killed in vehicle accident Tatjana Reed Sgt, USA killed by homemade bomb detonated near her convoy
Privately Owned Vehicles“Off Duty” Half of all “accidental” fatalities
Vehicle Fatality Impact 1. Needless loss of life. 2. Loss of a dad, mom, sister, brother, cousin … 3. Loss of a highly trained war-fighter. Rodney Murray Sgt, U.S. Army Ayden, NC