The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) designated May 24-June 6, 2010, Click it or Ticket (CIOT) Mobilization
Week. According to a James Madison University study, one out of every five
drivers will be involved in a traffic crash this year. Safety belts,
when used properly, reduce the number of serious traffic injuries by 50
percent and fatalities by 60-70 percent. CURE Auto Insurance reminds
drivers to drive safe, always wear a seatbelt, and provides the
following statistics to consider before getting behind the wheel.
• Failure to buckle up contributes to more fatalities than any other single traffic safety-related behavior. Every hour someone dies in America simply because they didn't buckle up (source: NHTSA).
• Safety belt use is one of the best defenses against the unpredictable actions of drunk drivers (source: James Madison University).
Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange, (CURE) is a not-for-profit reciprocal exchange headquartered in Princeton, N.J. Founded in 1990 by New Jersey Insurance Commissioner James J. Sheeran and award-winning insurance expert, Dr. Lena Chang.
