The Real Cost of DUI People often talk about the tremendous cost of drinking and driving to society. Alcohol-related crashes cost society $45 billion, yet this conservative estimate does not include pain, suffering and lost quality of life. These indirect expenses raise the alcohol-related crash figure to a staggering $116 billion.
Incentives Work: Ideas That Encourage Safety Belt Use Design a safety belt pledge card and distribute one to each employee for signature. Offer rewards for the division or unit that first returns 100% signed pledge cards.
Do You Have Distracted Drivers Working for You? Research indicates that more than 50% of all motor vehicle crashes are caused by driver inattention - drivers who are distracted from their primary objective - the delivery of product or service to customers.
Parents Teach Teens Motor vehicle crashes have become the leading cause of death for teenagers! Although there is no guaranteed way to insure that a novice driver is 100 percent safe behind the wheel, there are a number of things parents can do to help reduce the risk.
For more information please contact:
Norman James, Manager Project RoadSafe (Workplace Traffic Safety) Vermont Department of Labor 5 Green Mountain Drive P.O. Box 488 Montpelier, VT 05601-0488 Tel: 802-828-4172 Fax: 802-828-4374 njames@labor.st.vt.us
Vermont Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 37
Montpelier, VT 05601
email: info@vtchamber.com
tel: 802-223-3443
fax: 802-223-4257
