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Elevating Traffic Safety: Achievements and Goals in Saving Lives

Explore the significant impact of safety belt use on saving lives and reducing injuries from traffic accidents, along with the progress in child passenger safety and efforts to combat alcohol-related fatalities. Learn about motorcyclist safety resources and campaigns for safer roadways.

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Elevating Traffic Safety: Achievements and Goals in Saving Lives

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  1. Taking Traffic Safety to the Next Level Jeffrey W. Runge, MD Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  2. Safety Belt Use 2002

  3. The 2% increase means: 5.5 million more people buckling up 500 lives saved Reduce severity of 8,800 serious injuries Safety Belt Benefits

  4. Safety Belt Use Rates 1983-2003 78% GOAL

  5. Child Passenger Safety • Highest levels in 2002 • 99% infants restrained • 4% point increase over 2000 • 94% toddlers restrained • 3% point increase over 2000

  6. Big Gains by Minorities

  7. Alcohol Related Fatalities

  8. Strategic Evaluation States

  9. May 19, 2003 – June 1, 2003 November 17-30, 2003 June 27 - July 13, 2003 December 19, 2003 - January 4, 2004 Campaigns to Keep America’s Roadways Safe

  10. Motorcyclists Killedby Year Source: FARS

  11. Fatality Rates per 100M Vehicle Miles Traveled

  12. Motorcycle Safety Resources • Motorcycle Safety Program • National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety • Cost of Injuries from Motorcycle Crashes • All available at: www.nhtsa.dot.gov

  13. 1-888-327-4236

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