Buckle Up:
If you don't wear a seat belt, your chances of dying or being injured in a
vehicle crash are much higher. In Virginia, 452 unrestrained people died in
car crashes and 6,549 unbelted motorists were injured in 2007.
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Don't Drink and Drive:
Driving while buzzed or drunk will most assuredly have one of three
results -- arrest, injury or death. In Virginia, 28,787 people were
convicted of DUI, 7,130 were injured and 378 people died in alcohol-related
crashes in 2007.
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Motorcycle 411:
Experience and knowledge are the keys to safe motorcycle travel. Rider behavior contributed to 80 percent of the 126 motorcycle deaths on Virginia's roads in 2007. The top three reasons were failure to maintain control, following too closely and exceeding the speed limit.
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Slow Down:
By speeding, you won't reach your destination any faster, and you may not
reach it at all. In 2007, there were 434 speed-related deaths and 15,719
speed-related injuries on Virginia's roadways.
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Don't Be a Distracted Driver:
In July 2009 it will be illegal to text while driving. HB 1876 prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle on the highways in Virginia while using any hand-held personal communications device to manually enter multiple letters or text or to read a text message.
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