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| SEAT BELTS Seat belts reduce death rates in auto accidents by 40% to 50% Seat belts reduce injury rates in auto accidents by 45% to 55% Seat belts save over 10,000 lives each year. Recovery cost for victims who did not use seat belts are 55% more. CHILD SEATS Auto accidents are the leading cause of death for children 5 - 16. Six out of ten children who die in crashes are unbelted. Child seats can reduce death rates for infants by 69% Child seats can reduce death rates for toddlers by 47% TEENS Teen drivers have a fatality rate four times that of non-teens. Teens represent less then 7% of the driving population. Teens are involved in 14% of all fatal accidents. Sixteen year olds have 10 times the risk for accidents. Over 20% of teen driver fatal accidents are alcohol related. Over 60% of teens killed in accidents were not wearing seat belts. Teen drivers are responsible for over 62% of teen deaths. Over 40% of teen automotive fatalities occur at night. SPEEDING Speeding factors into 30% of all fatal accidents. Over 700,000 are injured in speed related accidents each year. Crash impact force doubles for every 10 mph over 50 mph. Drivers under 30 make up the largest percent of speeders. Two thirds of speed related accidents involve a single car. IF YOU ARE IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT 1. If the vehicle is driveable move it to the side of the road. 2. Stop your vehicle turn on hazard lights and place flares on road. 3. Check for injuries and if needed call 911. 4. If needed call tow truck. 5. Take notes of what happened while things are still fresh. 6. Provide police with required information. 7. Ask for police report. 8. Get information such as drivers license, insurance, address, phone number as well as make, model and license of vehicle. 9. Contact your or their insurance company asap. 10. Keep notes of all expenses incurred due to accident. |
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