1. 1 Alex Beehler Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety & Occupational Health) 14 September 2004 Motor Vehicle Safety & Seatbelts in the Department Of Defense OSHA/NHTSA MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY SYMPOSIUM Panel Discussion: Managing Effective Seatbelt Programs New Orleans, LA

2. Installations & Environment / AT&L 2 Where We Drive

3. Installations & Environment / AT&L 3 What we drive

4. Installations & Environment / AT&L 4 Our Drivers High Risk Drivers Male 18-26 yrs old Type “A” DoD Military Population Mostly Male Mostly 18-26 yrs old Mostly Type “A”

5. Installations & Environment / AT&L 5 3 Worlds “On Base”“Off Base”Deployed

6. Installations & Environment / AT&L 6 Government Vehicles

7. Installations & Environment / AT&L 7 Tactical Vehicles Demetrius Rice Cpl, USMC killed in vehicle accident Tatjana Reed Sgt, USA killed by homemade bomb detonated near her convoy

8. Installations & Environment / AT&L 8 Privately Owned Vehicles “Off Duty” Half of all “accidental” fatalities

9. Installations & Environment / AT&L 9 Vehicle Fatality Impact 1. Needless loss of life. 2. Loss of a dad, mom, sister, brother, cousin … 3. Loss of a highly trained war-fighter. Rodney Murray Sgt, U.S. Army Ayden, NC

10. Installations & Environment / AT&L 10 Strategy