In 2009, there were 10,839 fatalities in crashes involving a driver with a BAC of .08 or higher – 32% of total traffic fatalities for the year.   Traffic fatalities in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes decreased by 7.4 percent from 11,711 in 2008 to 10,839 in 2009. The alcohol-impaired-driving fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) decreased to...

The video is back, this time as part of an investigation.  It appears the safety instructor has been suspended for this little stunt. Safety instructor falls off ladder (Click Read More below for the newspaper article) … HomeRead More »

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In some recent PHA’s for a client I have seen a pattern in some general assumptions that PHA teams should not be making, but often do.  It involves the “consequences” for scenarios such as “LOSS of ELECTRICTY”.  The catch is that there is a general assumption that with a “LOSS of ELECTRICTY” that everything shuts down.  There may be two very...

This video, ever how graphic and upsetting, demonstrates what happens when JUST ONE PERSON in a vehcile is NOT BUCKLED UP!  They pose a LIFE THREATENING RISK to all occupants!

Seat belts saved more than 75,000 lives from 2004 to 2008!    42% of passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2007 were unbelted.   A 2009 NHTSA study estimates more than 1,600 lives could be saved and 22,000 injuries prevented if seat belt use was 90 percent in every state.  

Have air bags? Buckle up anyway. In most vehicles, air bags are only in the front and inflate only in frontal crashes. In rear or side crashes and rollovers, the seat belt can save you from serious injury or death. Air bags inflate rapidly in a crash. If you’re not buckled up, you could be thrown too close to the air bag and seriously injured or even killed. Air bags are more effective when you’re...

Not convinced by State law? Consider the laws of physics: … HomeRead More »

If you wear a seat belt every time you get into a vehicle, you’re more likely to: … HomeRead More »

Fatal Crashes and Fatalities Involving Alcohol-Impaired Drivers Drivers are considered to be alcohol-impaired when their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is .08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher. Thus, any fatality occurring in a crash involving a driver with a BAC of .08 or higher is considered to be an alcohol-impaired-driving fatality. The term “driver” refers to the operator of any motor vehicle,...