1 Alex Beehler Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety & Occupational Health) 14 September 2004 Motor Vehicle Safety & Seatbelts in the Department Of Defense OSHA/NHTSA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY SYMPOSIUM Panel Discussion: Managing Effective Seatbelt Programs New Orleans, LA
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1 Alex Beehler Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety & Occupational Health) 14 September 2004 Motor Vehicle Safety & Seatbelts.
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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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Installations & Environment / AT&L
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.