Let's start with some statistics.......................................

Residents of UAE are 7 times more likely to die in car accident compared to those in UK.
Road accidents are the second major causes of deaths  in UAE and deaths due to accidents have been increasing every year.

Road accidents are the major cause of child deaths in the UAE..........

• Road accidents are the primary cause of deaths of children in UAE (63% of child deaths are due to accidents.

• 90 percent of children don’t wear seat belts and many die due to injuries suffered during the accident. 

WHEN you don’t buckle up, you endanger more than your life……………………………..

•Statistics show that in a crash, an unbuckled passenger or driver increases the risk of serious injury or death to other occupants by 40%.  

•Furthermore, the chances of dying in a crash go up by 25% when another person in the car is not wearing their seat belt.  

Four Ways Seat Belts Prevent Injury

     •Keep people in the vehicle, without being thrown out.•Spread forces over a wide area of the body• Help the body to slow down• Protect the brain and spinal cord

Common Myths“It is better to be thrown out. The car might burn or I might    drown.  I don’t want to be trapped in my belt.”

The truth is that you are actually more likely to be killed if you  are thrown from the vehicle.

“Seatbelts are uncomfortable for me”

    •People who get in the habit of buckling up find it  uncomfortable to ride without them.•It is more uncomfortable to be injured.

“I am a good driver, so I won’t get into a crash”

You can never predict or control what other drivers will do, or  how the weather may change the roadway.

•It only takes a few seconds to buckle a seat belt and it won’t cost you anything, but you may not fully recover from an injury which may end up costing you thousands of dollars or more for treatment. 

Seat belt Statistics.......................

How big is the problem of crash-related injuries and deaths to drivers and passengers?

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among those aged 1-54 in the U.S. Most crash-related deaths in the United States occur to passenger vehicle occupants (drivers and passengers).

For adults and older children (who are big enough for seat belts to fit properly ), seat belt use is the most effective way to save lives and reduce injuries in crashes. Yet millions do not buckle up on every trip.

Deaths

• A total of 21,022 passenger vehicle occupants died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2014.
• More than half (range: 53%-59%) of teens (13-19 years) and adults aged 20-44 years who died in crashes in 2014 were unrestrained at the time of the crash.

Injuries

• More than 2.3 million drivers and passengers were treated in emergency departments as the result of being injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2014.
• Young adult drivers and passengers (18-24) have the highest crash-related non-fatal injury rates of all adults.

Costs

• Non-fatal crash injuries to drivers and passengers resulted in more than $45 billion in lifetime medical and work loss costs in 2013.

• What is the impact of seat belt use?

  • Seat belts reduce serious crash-related injuries and deaths by about half.
  • Seat belts saved 12,802 lives in 2014.
  • Air bags provide added protection but are not a substitute for seat belts. Air bags plus seat belts provide the greatest protection for adults.