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Presentation of. Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Vincent Burgess Assistant Commissioner for Traffic Safety In Conjunction With. Drive Smart Virginia 100 Concourse Blvd. Ste 103 Glen Allen VA 23059 Nancy Rodrigues: Executive Director

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  1. Presentation of Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Vincent Burgess Assistant Commissioner for Traffic Safety In Conjunction With

  2. Drive Smart Virginia 100 Concourse Blvd. Ste 103 Glen Allen VA 23059 Nancy Rodrigues: Executive Director C. Suzanne Ellyson: Assistant Director &

  3. NETS Network Of Employers For Traffic Safety 1900 L St – NW STE 705 Washington DC 20036 Susan Herbel - Consultant GAIA Inc

  4. Question • What’s Common in the Commonwealth?

  5. MYTH #1 “The safety belt system doesn’t work because I can move around when I’m wearing it.”

  6. FACT: Safety Restraints are designed to allow movement and only “lock” when there is an impact or when the car swerves or suddenly stops

  7. MYTH #2 “The safety belt will trap me in a burning or submerged vehicle.”

  8. FACT: Less than one-half of one percent of injury-producing collisions involves fire or submersion. If we don’t wear safety belts, we have a very good chance of being knocked unconscious and not escaping

  9. MYTH #3 “In a crash, it is much better to be thrown from the vehicle.”

  10. FACT: If thrown from the vehicle in a crash, our chance of being seriously injured increase by a factor of 25, I.e. You are 25 times more likely to be seriously injured if thrown from the vehicle

  11. MYTH #4 “I don’t really need a safety belt because I’m only going a short distance.”

  12. FACT: Most driving trips are short distances. Research shows that an average trip length is 9.1 miles and that 64 % of all trips take place within five miles of home.

  13. MYTH #5 “Safety belts are unnecessary now that a lot of cars have air bags.”

  14. FACT: Air Bags are designed to work with lap and shoulder belts. They do not provide protection to unbelted vehicle occupants.

  15. Get the facts... • Every 11 seconds someone is injured in a traffic crash. • Every 13 minutes someone is killed.

  16. The force of a 30 mph crash... is roughly equivalent to falling out of a third floor window!

  17. Every day 3 American workers die on the job in a motor vehicle crash.

  18. What can you do? Safety Belts Are The Solution!

  19. The Perfect Combination Safety Belts Air Bags

  20. SAFETY BELTS They should NEVER have time off!

  21. Seat belt usage: FOR THE YEAR 2000 NATIONAL RATE FOR SEAT BELT USE WAS: 70% IN VIRGINIA THE RATE WAS: 69.9%

  22. BUT !!! A national safety belt use rate of 85% could: Save over 4,000 lives and prevent more than 100,000 injuries Reduce the cost of crashes by nearly $7 Billion

  23. PILOT PROJECT This Public Service project at NVCC was undertaken by NVCC POSTAL & DISTRIBUTION SERVICES & THE OFFICE OF THE SAFETY ENGINEER

  24. PILOT PROJECT SEAT BELT USAGE ARRIVING AT OR LEAVING FROM NVCC

  25. PILOT PROJECT VERY LIMITED OBSERVATIONS OF SEAT BELT USAGE @ NVCC ANNANDALE

  26. OBSERVATION TIME FRAME • ONE HOUR OBSERVATIONS • VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON CAMPUS • VARIOUS DATES • GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS

  27. JULY 9, 2001 7:30 – 8:30 AM A-1 LOT 96% BUCKELED UP College Administration Employees & 5 pass thru in & out vehicles

  28. July 13, 2001 7:30 – 8:30 AM C-1 LOT 91% BUCKELED UP Faculty – Staff Employees and 22 in & out vehicles

  29. September 10, 2001 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM A-1 LOT 91% Buckled Up College Administration Employees & 11 in & out vehicles

  30. September 14, 2001 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM C-1 Lot 81% Buckled Up Mix of traffic, Faculty, Staff & In & Out pick-up / drop-off Students

  31. September 18, 2001 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Entrance to College Center Drive & B-1 LOT 71% Buckled Up Mix of Traffic: Faculty, Staff, Students & Commuters

  32. September 21, 2001 7:00 – 8:00 AM At the “Y” Split in the Road East Drive (to the left) & Lake Drive (to the right) 67% Buckled Up Inbound & Outbound Traffic: Mix of Faculty, Staff, Students & Commuters

  33. September 24, 2001 7:30 – 8:30 AM Exiting the Campus At the traffic Light Campus Drive & Little River Tpke. 61.5% Buckled Up Mix of Traffic: Drop-off’s & Commuters

  34. What’s the Average? VERY GOOD! 80% BUT, still a ways to go!

  35. Other General Observations Lack of seat belt use by: SUV & Pick-Up Drivers Those that appear to be over 40 years old Males are less likely than females

  36. PLEASE BUCKLE UP KEEP YOUR SAFETY & THAT OF YOUR LOVED ONES IN MIND

  37. Roger Tancreti John P. Golding NVCC – P&DS Safety Engineer 703-323-3551 Superintendent 703-323-3718 Your P&DS Team 703-323-3425 This has been a SAFETY Presentation ofNVCC POSTAL & DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

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