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33SAFETY ONTHE ROADDRINK DRIVING /UNDER THEINFLUENCEIn 2020, alcohol was a factor in 90deaths* alcohol was a factor in 262serious injuries.*Note: Data is for all crashes reportedby NZ Police to Waka Kotahi NZTransport Agency for the year 2020asrecorded in the Crash AnalysisSystem (CAS) at 19 July 2021.The second biggest contributing factorto road crashes in New Zealand, alcoholseriously affects your driving by slowingyour reaction times and affecting yoursenses and judgement. Being aresponsible driver means never drivingwhen you're over the permitted bloodalcohol level as it may impair yourjudgement. Seatbelts save lives – it’sthat simple.Many drivers habitually speed on NewZealand open roads and urban streets,failing to seethe connection betweenvehicle speeds and crashes. Yet onaverage, 12 people are seriously injuredor killed in a speed-related crash everyweek. Each year, approximately 90people are killed on New Zealand roadsbecause they didn’t wear a seatbelt.A seatbelt supports you if you’reinvolved in a crash or if the vehicleyou’re in stops suddenly. In thesesituations, the force on the seatbeltscan be as much as 20 times a person’sweight.If a seatbelt isn’t worn, this is how harda person would hit the inside of thevehicle. Wearinga seatbelt increasesthe chance of surviving a crash by 40%.Car accidents are one of the biggestdangers to New Zealand children. It’simportant to choose the right childrestraint to keep your child safe.Plunket for car seat safetyplunket.org.nz
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