This week is Queensland Road Safety Week (August 21 to 25).
Wearing a properly adjusted restraint reduces the risk of fatal of serious injury by half.
On average, 34 people are killed and 189 seriously injured on Queensland roads each year as a result of not wearing a seatbelt or an appropriate restraint.
Wearing a seatbelt significantly improves your chances of surviving a crash. Yet almost one in ten Queenslanders still admit to not always wearing one.
The simple action of putting on a seatbelt before you start your journey, no matter how long or short, or how familiar the road is, could literally be the difference between life and death.
Wearing a seatbelt halves your risk of dying or being seriously injured in a crash – and it can also save you a lot of money.
Seatbelts are designed to protect you and, since their introduction, we have seen a dramatic reduction in deaths on our roads.
Remember, as the driver you are responsible for all your passengers and must ensure they are wearing seatbelts.
This Queensland Road Safety Week, we are reminding Queenslanders that your actions = your consequences.
Wearing your seatbelt has a direct consequence on your life and those around you.
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