Accident Scene Safety

Accident Scene Safety Module 1 – Vehicle Safety Section 1 - Driving Safety www.sceneoftheaccident.org

Driving Safety www.sceneoftheaccident.org

Driving Safety LIVES SAVED BY RESTRAINTS www.sceneoftheaccident.org

Driving Safety A person is injured every 10 seconds and killed every 12 minutes in a motor vehicle crash V www.sceneoftheaccident.org

Driving Safety • Traffic collisions are the leading cause of death from ages 3 to 33 • Over 43,000 people die annually on US roads. • Almost 3,000,000 people are injured annually www.sceneoftheaccident.org

Driving Safety • Over 10,000 fatalities are the result of rollovers. • Over 8,500 fatalities are the result of frontal offset crashes. • Over 2,000 deaths and 950,000 injuries are the result of rear end collisions. • Over 4,900 fatalities and 60,000 injuries are the result of passenger vehicles colliding with heavy trucks. www.sceneoftheaccident.org

Driving Safety Seat Belts: • Reduce fatalities 45% • Reduce serious injury 50% • Prevent 11,000 deaths per year V www.sceneoftheaccident.org

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Driving Safety Over 3 Million Airbag Deployments • Frontal Crashes: 31% Reduction in Drivers Deaths 27% Reduction in Passenger Deaths www.sceneoftheaccident.org

Driving Safety Deaths Caused by Airbags • Children in Child Seats: 15 • Children Without Child Seat: 51 • Adult Drivers: 42 • Adult Passengers: 5 Proximity to Airbag is the Leading Factor www.sceneoftheaccident.org

25% of all vehicle occupant injuries result from side-impact collisions 33% of all serious and fatal injuries are from these T-bone crashes. www.sceneoftheaccident.org

Driving Safety • Side Airbags • With Head Protection 45% Reduction in Death • Without Head Protection 10% Reduction in Death www.sceneoftheaccident.org

Driving Safety 19,000+ Occupants Killed Annually 234,000+ Occupants Injured WITHOUT SEAT BELTS Economic Effect: $230.6 Billion V www.sceneoftheaccident.org

Accident Scene Safety