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March 17, 2010

Seat belt sign installed at Barbourville High

The Times-Tribune

CORBIN — Special to the Times-Tribune

The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety this month placed a “Drive Smart and Buckle Up” sign at Barbourville High School. The sign, completed in the school’s colors of blue, black and white, is meant to encourage students, faculty and staff to always buckle their seat belts.

Local officials, police representatives and school personnel and staff helped the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Cumberland Valley Area Development District with the unveiling.

“It is our hope that this sign will remind Barbourville students and staff to buckle up before every trip,” said Tom Napier, Chief District Engineer in the Manchester office. 

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), regular seat belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes.  Research has shown that when lap and shoulder belts are used properly, the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passenger car occupants is reduced by 45 percent, and the risk of moderate to serious injury is reduced by 50 percent. Also according to the NHTSA, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15-to-20 year-olds in America; however, teens are less likely to buckle up than any other age group.

 

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