Half of Automobile Occupants Who
Die in Crashes are Unrestrained
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 3, 2008) — Heading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the National Transportation Safety Board cautioned against drinking and driving and reminded that infants and young children should be properly restrained in appropriate child safety or booster seats. And all other motorists and passengers should be buckled up.
NTSB Chairman Mark V. Rosenker said the upcoming Independence Day Weekend should be a time for celebration with friends and family and should not include a visit to the emergency room.
“The easiest and most effective safety precaution you can take this weekend — and every weekend — is to wear your safety belt when in a motor vehicle,” he said. “Thousands of Americans die every year, and many more thousands are injured because they failed to secure that belt. In fact, more than half of automobile occupants who die in crashes are unrestrained.”
Increasing seat belt usage, eliminating drinking and driving/boating and requiring personal flotation devices for children on boats are issues on the NTSB’s List of Most Wanted Safety Improvements.
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