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DID YOU KNOW??
Every hour , at least one person in this country dies because he or she didn't buckle up. Failure to use a seat belt contributes to more fatalities than any other single traffic safety-related behavior.
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CLICK IT OR TICKET |
More than 70% of vehicle occupants killed in crashes in Tennessee were not wearing safety belts. Research shows it is almost nine times safer to wear your safety belt. |
Seat belts save lives everyday: Seat belts are the most effective safety devices in vehicles today, estimated to save 13,000 lives each year, while 7,000 people die because they did not use belts. |
Unrestrained children are 4.2 times more likely to die in a crash than restrained children.
Less than 1% of children properly restrained were killed.
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Seat belts prevent injury
Seat belts and child safety seats help prevent injury by:
1. Preventing ejection from the vehicle.
2. Shifting crash forces to the strongest parts of the body's structure.
3. Spreading forces over a wide area of the body.
4. Allowing the body to slow down gradually.
5. Protecting the head and spinal cord. |
Tennessee's local and state law enforcement officials work strenuously to educate every Tennessean through the Click It or Ticket campaign as to the necessity of seat belt usage by utilizing safety checkpoints and public information messages. |
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PROPER SEAT BELT USAGE |
Chid Restraint Seats Save Lives |
How to wear your seat belt: To get the most benefit out of your seat belt, you should wear it low over the pelvis with the bottom edge touching the tops of the thighs. The shoulder belt should be worn over the shoulder and across the chest, not under the arm and over the abdomen. Make certain that the shoulder belt is not worn so loosely that it does not slide off your shoulder. Pregnant women should wear the lap belt below the abdomen and the shoulder belt above the belly. |
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Child Safety Seats Save Lives |
TENNESSEE SEATBELT LAW INFO |
More than Just a Good Idea, It's The LAW |
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These are Adobe PDF files, viewable and downloadable. You will need Adobe Reader to view these files.
Click to download Adobe Reader. |
Our goal is your safety, and to save lives. Tennessee law mandates wearing your seatbelt, and it is our job to enforce it. |
We don't want to write the tickets, we just want you to be safe.
So, CLICK IT or TICKET |
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