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increasing number of new drivers and larger number of older drivers the two factors that create a continuing need for DEFENSIVE DRIVING TRAINING 2.3 million in 2009 this many people were treated in emergency departments as the result of being injured in motor vehicle crashes establishes and enforces safety performance standards for vehicle manufacturers. conducts tests using dummies which has resulted in safer vehicles being manufactured today. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) car to body to internal organs anatomy of a crash. where the force goes in the process newton's three laws of motion laws associated with driving body tends to stay or rest unless acted upon by an external fore newton's first law if you wish to stop or start a body in motion you must apply force to it. momentum equals mass times velocity newton's second law for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. change in velocity is different for different size cars though newton's third law three-point safety belt what saves more lives than any other automotive safety device? 50, 50 people who wear safety belts reduce their risk of serious injury by --% and also reduce the risk of fatalities by --% 5 the chance of an occupant being killed is - times greater if (s)he is thrown from the vehicle 88 the national average of those using safety belts is --% teens commercial drivers males in rural areas pick-up truck drivers individuals driving at night and people who have been drinking these groups are less likely to wear safety belts: hips. bc your hipbones are stronger and can absorb more of the impact than your abdominal region your safety belt should fit snugly across your - slide over the shoulder and securely across the chest the safety belt shoulder strap should 3, 4 your chances of surviving a crash are - to - times greater if you remain in the car when the collision occurs 60, 80 properly buckled safety belts prevent you and your passengers from being thrown about inside the car. this reduces the chance of serious injury by --% to --% drunk driver a seat belt is your best defense against a - - 80 --% of deaths occur in cars traveling less than 40 miles per hour 75 --% of crashes occur within 25 miles of home 25 your chances of being killed are - times greater if you're thrown from the car 12 non-belted fatalities have been recorded at speeds as low as - mph 10 one every - years, each of us can expect to be in a car crash one-half of 1% there's less than - chance of being trapped in a burning or submerged car