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15
GOOD REASONS WHY A SAFETY BELT LAW WILL BENEFIT NEBRASKANS
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Of all
the things you can do to lessen the severity of a crash, wearing
a safety belt is the single most important thing. Safety belts
save lives and prevent injuries.
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Safety belt
laws are the most effective way to encourage people to buckle
up.
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One in every
16 Nebraska drivers will be involved in a motor vehicle crash
this year.
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87% of the
people killed in Nebraska crashes in 1991 were not wearing safety
belts.
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Crashes
are the #1 cause of premature death in Nebraska.
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Crashes
kill over 40,000 people in the U.S. every year. If everyone
in the front seat buckled up, about 15,000 of those lives could
be saved.
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Crashes
kill almost 300 people in Nebraska every year. If everyone in
the front sear buckled up, about 112 of those lives could be
saved.
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States with
safety belt laws have up to 20% fewer crash fatalities than
states without laws.
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Safety belts
prevent ejections. About 1/3 of Nebraska crash fatalities are
thrown from vehicles.
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Safety belts
help drivers maintain control of their cars in emergencies -
protecting themselves and "the other guy."
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Safety belts
are your best defense against drunk drivers.
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Crashes
are the #1 killer of Nebraska youth.
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Failure
to wear safety belts triples the cost of medical care for people
injured in crashes.
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Taxpayers
who wear safety belts are subsidizing those who don't by paying
for their public emergency services, uninsured medical care,
tax supported rehabilitation programs, lost productivity and
survivor payments. Increased safety belt use will save taxpayers
billions of dollars annually.
- Because
of its new safety belt law, Nebraska will continue to receive
millions of dollars annually in federal highway construction funds.
An
unrestrained 150 pound person in a 40 mile an hour crash will strike
interior car surfaces (the dash, the windshield, etc.) or be thrown
out of the car with an impact force of about 6000 pounds. That would
be like hitting the ground after diving out of a five story building!
A safety belt prevents this "human collision."
Buckle up for
life, Nebraska!
It's a good law!
This information
was provided by the Safety and Health Council of Greater Omaha,
Inc. and the Nebraska Highway Safety Program
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