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At night, make yourself more visible<br />
by:<br />
• Wearing white, light, or reflective<br />
material clothing.<br />
• Carrying a flashlight.<br />
OccUPAnt PROtectiON<br />
Seat Belts<br />
Seat belts, both the lap belt and<br />
shoulder harness, must be in good<br />
working order. You may not operate<br />
your vehicle on public roads and<br />
on private property, such as public<br />
parking lots, unless you and all of<br />
your passengers eight years of age<br />
or older, or children who are 4 feet<br />
9 inches tall or taller are wearing<br />
seat belts; and children younger<br />
than eight years old or who are less<br />
than 4 feet 9 inches tall are seated<br />
in a federally-approved child passenger<br />
restraint system. You and all<br />
passengers must wear a seat belt or,<br />
you and/or your passenger(s) may<br />
be cited. If the passenger is under<br />
16 years of age, you may be cited if<br />
he or she is not wearing his or her<br />
seat belt.<br />
Always use your seat belts (including<br />
the shoulder harness) even if the<br />
vehicle is equipped with air bags.<br />
You can have shoulder harnesses<br />
or seat belts installed in older vehicles.<br />
Even if you wear only a lap<br />
belt when driving, your chances of<br />
living through a collision are twice<br />
as high as someone who does not<br />
wear a lap belt. If you wear a lap<br />
and shoulder belt, your chances are<br />
three to four times higher to live<br />
through a collision.<br />
Pregnant women should wear the<br />
lap belt as low as possible under<br />
the abdomen, and the shoulder<br />
strap should be placed between the<br />
breasts and to the side of the abdomen’s<br />
bulge.<br />
WARNING: Using seat belts<br />
reduces the risk of being thrown<br />
from your vehicle in a collision. If<br />
you do not install and use a shoulder<br />
harness with the seat (lap) belt,<br />
serious or fatal injuries may happen<br />
in some collisions. Lap-only belts<br />
increase the chance of spinal column<br />
and abdominal injuries—especially<br />
in children. Shoulder harnesses may<br />
be available for your vehicle, if it is<br />
not already equipped with them.<br />
Mistaken Beliefs About Seat<br />
Belts<br />
Many studies and actual crash tests<br />
have proven safety belts can reduce<br />
injuries and deaths. Have you heard<br />
these myths?<br />
MYTH: “Seat belts can trap you<br />
inside a vehicle.” Research shows it<br />
actually takes less than a second to<br />
take off a seat belt. This myth often<br />
describes a vehicle that caught fire<br />
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