Seat belts save lives! According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), one of the safest choices drivers and passengers can make is to buckle up.

The consequences of not wearing, or improperly wearing, a seat belt are clear: 

• Buckling up helps keep you safe and secure inside your vehicle; whereas not buckling up can result in being ejected from the vehicle in a crash, which is almost always deadly.
• Air bags are not enough to protect you. In fact, the force of an air bag can seriously injure or even kill you if you’re not buckled up.
• Improperly wearing a seat belt, such as putting the strap below your arm, puts you and your children at risk in a crash.

As you map your future, you always want to live to ride another day. Applying the principles of risk management to your off-duty activities will allow you, your fellow Soldiers and your families to enjoy a safe and happy future with many great adventures ahead!

Choose WISELY, Arrive SAFELY!

For more information, please visit https://safety.army.mil/OFF-DUTY/Automobiles