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Alex BeehlerAssistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense(Environment, Safety & Occupational Health)

14 September 2004

Motor Vehicle Safety & Seatbeltsin the

Department Of Defense

OSHA/NHTSA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY SYMPOSIUMPanel Discussion: Managing Effective Seatbelt Programs

New Orleans, LA

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Where We Drive

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What we drive

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Our Drivers

High Risk Drivers

• Male

• 18-26 yrs old

• Type “A”

DoD Military Population

• Mostly Male

• Mostly 18-26 yrs old

• Mostly Type “A”

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3 Worlds

“On Base” “Off Base” Deployed

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Government Vehicles

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Tactical Vehicles

Demetrius RiceCpl, USMC

killed in vehicle accident

Tatjana ReedSgt, USA

killed by homemade bomb detonated near her convoy

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Privately Owned Vehicles“Off Duty”

Half of all “accidental” fatalities

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Vehicle Fatality Impact

1. Needless loss of life. 2. Loss of a dad, mom, sister, brother, cousin … 3. Loss of a highly trained war-fighter.

Rodney MurraySgt, U.S. Army

Ayden, NC

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Strategy