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Preventing POV Accidents: The Ultimate Goal for Soldier Safety

Learn how to eliminate POV accidents to protect lives, resources, and morale. Understand victim profiles, causes, and prevention methods to avoid unnecessary tragedies.

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Preventing POV Accidents: The Ultimate Goal for Soldier Safety

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  1. POV SAFETY(Briefing)

  2. POV ACCIDENTS • #1 Killer of Soldiers • 15 times that of on duty accidents • Results in time and resource depletion • Loss of an important team member • Decrease in unit morale due to loss

  3. THE ULTIMATE GOAL • Eliminate POV accidents • Prevent needless loss of life • Prevent loss of resources

  4. PREVENTION OF POV ACCIDENTS • Training • Briefings and promotional materials • Correction of offenses • Counseling • UCMJ action

  5. VICTIM PROFILE • Generally involve: • Single male soldiers • E5 and below • 26 years of age or younger

  6. VICTIM PROFILE(cont.) • Why these soldiers are the typical victims: • Soldiers are simply not aware of the hazards they face (they have a 1 in 1000 chance of dying in their POV and a 1 in 150 chance of being hospitalized during a three year tour in Germany). • Soldiers tend to underestimate their personal risk • Soldiers tend to overestimate their ability

  7. WHERE ACCIDENTS OCCUR • Most accidents occur within 25 miles of where we live and work • We become very familiar with the roads, streets and byways that we travel everyday, we become complacent. • Our mind has a tendency to wander to daily problems and not on the task of driving. • The result - we do not see or are not aware of the dangers that suddenly appear.

  8. WHERE ACCIDENTS OCCUR(cont.) • We attend parties, do our drinking and socializing within the 25 mile radius. • While on trips always drive defensively. We may not be in our 25 mile radius, but we are in someone else’s.

  9. PRIMARY CAUSES OF POV ACCIDENTS • Drinking and driving • Speed • Fatigue

  10. Booze & Lose • Don’t drive after consuming two or more drinks in one hour. • Better yet, DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE!! • What it could cost you: • Prison Sentence • License suspension/revocation • Fines and Service Fees • Mandatory drug/alcohol education or treatment • Severe career repercussions: • Barred from reenlistment • Reduction in grade • General Letter of Reprimand • Vehicular Homicide charges

  11. Speed Shatters Lives • Greater stopping distance • Exceeding handling characteristics • Air Bag misconception

  12. Fatigue: Stay Awake To Stay Alive • Large percentage of accidents involve running off the road at night. • Nodding off for 2-3 seconds. • Melatonin • Boredom • Alcohol

  13. Buckle Up! • Some people are thrown clear in a crash and walk away without a scratch. • I’m a careful driver-never had an accident. Good drivers don’t need them. • Seatbelts are too much trouble, fastening-unfastening-fastening again. • I only use them on high-speed roads. It’s a nuisance around town. • I don’t need to wear a seat belt just to drive to the grocery store. • What if my car caught fire or went off the road into water. • Seat belts are uncomfortable and wrinkle my Class A jacket.

  14. How to Avoid Traffic Collisions • Stay Ahead Of The Situation • Stay Alert • Stay Back • Start and Stopping Sooner • Signal Your Intentions

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