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Nebraska Seat Belt Statistics - 2014

  • In Nebraska, 225 people died and 15,871 were injured in traffic crashes.
  • In Nebraska, 1 collision occurs every 16 minutes.
  • 43 people were injured each day in motor vehicle crashes and 1 person was killed every 39 hours.
  • Of the 225 traffic fatalities, 189 (84%) were occupants of passenger vehicles.
  • Of the 189 traffic fatalities, 78 (41%) were rollovers.
  • Of the 189 traffic fatalities, only 58 (31%) were wearing safety belts; 131 (69%) were not wearing safety belts.
  • Of the 131 (69%) not wearing safety belts, 78 (60%) were thrown from the vehicle.
  • Motor vehicle crashes cost Nebraska over $796,989,000 in 2014 utilizing the 2013 National Safety Council calculable costs of motor vehicle crashes.
  • Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among those ages 5-34.
  • The observed safety belt use rate in 2014 for drivers and passengers was 79%.
  • Safety belts - when used - reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passenger car occupants by 45% and light truck occupants by 60%.

It's a FACT.  Seat belts save lives.

* Source:  Nebraska Office of Highway Safety 2014
 

Click It, Don't Risk It - 2.54 inches Campaign 

broken-2-54-01B.jpg     2.54 inches isn't much.  It's about the length of your pinky finger, the 
     width of your iPhone, and smaller than a floppy disk 
     (remember those?).  The fact is - it's a pretty small distance, yet one 
     that can save your life. 
    It's the little things that can make a big difference -  
    just 2.54 inches can save a life. 

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Email Susan Booth or Beau Billings at sbooth@safenebraska.org or bbillings@safenebraska.org or call us at 402.898.7355.


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2015 PSA Contest Winners

Class A
Westside High School  Warrior Television  #WTVDrivesSafely
Honorable Mention : Lincoln Southeast High School  LSE KnightVision  #LSEOnImpact 
Honorable Mention : Millard North High School  Millard North LAX  #MNHSLaxClickIt

Class B 
Gretna High School  The Voice Newspaper  #GretnaClickIt
Honorable Mention : Crete High School  Media Class  #CreteSchools4Seatbelts
Honorable Mention : Aurora High School  Tech Class  #AuroraChanceorChoice

Class C
Gordon-Rushville High School  iLife '11 Class  #BeltUpGRHS2015
Tied Honorable Mention : West Point-Beemer Jr. Sr. High  Cadet Vision  #WestPointClickIt
Tied Honorable Mention : West Point-Beemer Jr. Sr. High  Cadet Vision  #WestPointBucklesUp
Honorable Mention : Louisville High School  Tech Club  #AllAboutTheBuckleLHS

Class D
Sioux County High School  Health Class  #SiouxCountyDontRiskIt
Honorable Mention : Hay Springs High School  Video Production  #HSHSVideo
Honorable Mention : Sioux County High School  Health Class  #SiouxCountyBucklesUp 

Honorable Mention Spanish Video : Johnson County Central  Health Class  #JCCSequidad