HELP US SPREAD AWARENESS BY USING THE HASHTAG: #DRIVESAFE2015

Every year we look back to see where we can improve as a society. One of the most dangerous parts of our lives is driving the roads that connect us to the world. For most of us this is a risk that we cannot completely avoid. However, there are things that each of us can do to reduce this hazard.

DANGERS ON

THE ROAD

LET’S SAVE8,000 LIVES!

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LET’S SAVE8,000 LIVES!

THERE IS ROUGHLY1 CRASHEVERY 10 SECONDS

- Doyle Rice, USA TODAY

- Doyle Rice, USA TODAY

EACH U.S. DRIVER CRASHESAN AVERAGE OF ONCE

EVERY 10 YEARS

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25-50% OF ALLVEHICLE CRASHESIN THE UNITED STATES HAVE DRIVER DISTRACTIONS AS THEIR ROOT CAUSE- Mark Edwards, director of traffic safety of the American Automobile Association

ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN

7,000 AMERICANS DIEIN WEATHER-RELATED ACCIDENTS EVERY YEAR ON U.S. HIGHWAYS - Data from the Federal Highway Administration

SPEEDING 30% DISTRACTED DRIVING 26%

ALCOHOL 30.8%

WHAT ARE THELEADING CONCERNS?ACCORDING TO INJURY FACTS® 2014, THE THREE BIGGEST CAUSES OF FATALITIES ON THE ROAD ARE:

CELL PHONE USE ISINVOLVED IN 26 PERCENTOF ALL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES- Statistic from the National Safety Council

Hey Bro! Where are you?

Dude! I totally just raninto the back of this girl’s minivan.

You should really pay better attention...

Dude! I only hit her cause I was talking to you! I blame you....FOR EVERYTHING.

Valid.

AN ESTIMATED 5%OF CRASHES INVOLVE

TEXTINGWHILE 21 PERCENT INVOLVE DRIVERS TALKING ON HANDHELD OR HANDS-FREE CELL PHONES- Statistic from the National Safety Council

- Doyle Rice, USA TODAY

STOP GETTING

DISTRACTEDAlthough a higher percentage of fatal accidents are caused by alcohol, distracted driving accounts for 25%-50% of all accidents on the road.

goals for 2015

SLOW DOWN ANDSAVE LIVESThere has long been a direct link between speeding and accidents on the road. Following the posted speed limit not only is the law but dramatically reduces your risk of crashing your car.

- Doyle Rice, USA TODAY

DRIVE SOBER OR PAY

THE CONSEQUENCESFor many years now there has been a large effort directed at reducing drunken driving. If you get behind the wheel while under the influence and get caught, it will cost you. The average cost of a DUI in 2014 was $12,000.

- Doyle Rice, USA TODAY

IN 2012, OVER:30,800 PEOPLE

WERE KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE

ACCIDENTSROUGHLY 26%, OR 8,000 DEATHS, WERE THE RESULT OF DISTRACTED DRIVERS

26%

WHAT WE CAN

ACCOMPLISH

- Doyle Rice, USA TODAY

- Doyle Rice, USA TODAY

Let’s save8,000 livesthis year

#DriveSafe2015