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How can you increase your survivability

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while driving ? Simple by buckling up .

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Vehicle accidents are the leading cause

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of off-duty fatalities in the DOD .

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Using a seat belt has proven to

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increase your chances of survivability

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of a front seat crash by 45% . Not

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wearing your seat belt significantly

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increases the chance of being ejected

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from the vehicle during a high-speed

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collision or rollover . According to

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the National Highway Traffic Safety

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Administration , 49% of passenger

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vehicle occupants killed in 2023 were

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not wearing a seat belt . That's 20,000

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people , so remember , buckle up .

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