Transcript 5 Points of Safe Driving By Gordon Chen

5 Points of Safe Driving
*Don’t Drink and Drive
*Speeding isn’t worth it
*Most fatalities occur in smaller
roads
*Wear your seatbelts!
*Don’t be distracted
and produce more than 3 million injuries. These crashes result in $150
billion in economic costs, including $17 billion in medical and emergency
expenses, lost productivity, and property loss.
What is .08 BAC?
The amount of alcohol in a person’s body is measured by the weight of the
alcohol in a certain volume of blood. This is called the blood alcohol
concentration or BAC. BAC measurements provide an objective way to
identify levels of impairment, because alcohol concentration in the body is
directly related to impairment.
• 862 deaths or 29.8% of all traffic
fatalities in 1998 were alcoholrelated.
Speeding…
The consequences.
Most Crashes don’t occur on
highways.
An Air Force van sits crushed after its right rear tire blew out and the van slid into
a grass median, overturning twice. One Air Force lieutenant died and another
required surgery after they were thrown from the van. They were not wearing their
seatbelts. The other van passengers, who were wearing their seatbelts, were
treated for minor injuries and released.
% of 15-19 year-old high school students who
report rarely or never wearing seatbelts,
Tennessee, Davidson, Other Metros
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• Florida Traffic Safety Facts
*In 1998 there were 2,889 traffic fatalities and more than
241,000 injuries in motor vehicle crashes on Florida
highways.
*Over 59 percent of drivers who were fatally injured were
not using available restraint systems.
• Estimates show that if Florida had a
primary enforcement safety belt law,
200 lives would be saved and 6,134
injuries prevented the first year. This
represents $385.1 million in potential
savings to taxpayers.
Car crashes are the number one killer of teenagers
in America
– more than 5,000 teens die each year.
Inexperience, risk-taking and driver distractions are
some reasons why.
Loud music, changing discs and tapes as well as
tuning the radio are also potentially deadly
distractions when behind the wheel. And when a
teen driver has friends in the car, the risk is even
higher – the more passengers, the greater the
chance of a serious crash.
Be careful with cell phones...
• A survey of 837 drivers with cell phones
found that almost half swerved or drifted
into another lane, 23% had tailgated,
21% cut someone off and 18% nearly
hit another vehicle while using the
phone.
• They’re an important part of everyday life,
but using a wireless phone while driving
increases your chance of getting into an
accident by 400 percent.
• 5 Points of Safe Driving
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*Don’t Drink and Drive
*Speeding isn’t worth it
*Most fatalities occur in smaller roads
*Wear your seatbelts!
*Don’t be distracted