ALCOAST 241/08
COMDTNOTE 5100
SUBJ: NATIONAL CLICK IT OR TICKET MOBILIZATION CAMPAIGN AND 2008
ANNUAL COAST GUARD SEAT BELT SURVEY RESULTS
A. SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANUAL, COMDTINST M5100.47
CHAPTER 10 MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
B. ALCOAST 506/07 291901Z OCT 07 OFF-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLE MISHAPS
1. THE NATIONAL TWO-WEEK CLICK IT OR TICKET MOBILIZATION CAMPAIGN
BEGINS 19 MAY AND ENDS 1 JUNE 2008.  DURING THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH
INCLUDES THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, THOUSANDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION WILL BE ACTIVELY
ENFORCING STATE SEAT BELT LAWS. THE GOAL IS TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE TO
BUCKLE UP TO PREVENT INJURIES AND FATALITIES, NOT TO ISSUE TICKETS.
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND TRAFFIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE
WORKING CLOSELY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN AN ATTEMPT TO
ACHIEVE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SEAT BELT USE. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON CLICK IT OR TICKET CAN BE OBTAINED FROM
HTTP://WWW.BUCKLEUPAMERICA.ORG.
2. DOES SEAT BELT USE REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE? YES. NATIONAL
HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) STATISTICS
CONFIRM THAT YOUR CHANCES OF SURVIVING A FRONTAL MOTOR VEHICLE
CRASH INCREASES FIFTY PERCENT JUST BY BUCKLING YOUR SEAT BELT. THE
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL REPORTS THAT ADULTS WHO DO NOT BUCKLE UP
ARE ALSO LESS LIKELY TO PROPERLY SECURE A CHILD IN RESTRAINT
SYSTEMS, POSING GREATER RISK TO THE CHILDS SAFETY.
3. THE 2008 ANNUAL COAST GUARD SEAT BELT SURVEY RESULTS INDICATE
THAT SEAT BELT USE ENTERING AND LEAVING COAST GUARD INSTALLATIONS
IS AT 95.7 PERCENT, UP FROM 92 PERCENT IN 2007. 100 PERCENT OF
VEHICLES SURVEYED HAD CHILD PASSENGERS PROPERLY SECURED, UP FROM
99.5 PERCENT IN 2007. NATIONALLY, SEAT BELT USE COMPLIANCE IS
APPROXIMATELY 82 PERCENT. WHILE CG SEAT BELT USE ON CG
INSTALLATIONS IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, THE CG GOAL FOR
SEAT BELT USE IS 100 PERCENT, 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
4. THE SURVEY ALSO INDICATED THAT MOTORCYCLE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (PPE) USE INCREASED TO 97.8 FROM 94.5 IN 2007.  BICYCLE
HELMET USE WAS AT 94.65 PERCENT, A SLIGHT INCREASE FROM 94 PERCENT
IN 2007.
5. WHAT CAN SUPERVISORS AND COMMANDING OFFICERS DO TO ENCOURAGE
SEAT BELT AND PPE USE OUTSIDE OF COAST GUARD OR DOD INSTALLATIONS?
SET THE EXAMPLE, TALK TO YOUR UNIT PERSONNEL. REFS A AND B PROVIDE
COAST GUARD REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE
SAFETY RESTRAINTS AND MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE PPE.
6. COMDT (CG-113) HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/MOTOR, MLC LANT (KSE)
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/MLCLANT/KDIV/KSEHOMEPAGE.HTM AND MLC PAC (KSE)
HTTP://CGWEB.MLCPAC.USCG.MIL/MLCPACKSE/ WEBSITES PROVIDE LINKS TO
NATIONAL TRAFFIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS, TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMPAIGNS,
AND DOD SAFETY AND READINESS CENTER WEBSITES. UNITS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO USE THESE RESOURCES TO DEVELOP LOCAL MOTOR VEHICLE AND
MOTORCYCLE SAFETY CAMPAIGNS. TRAFFIC SAFETY AWARENESS TRAINING
PRESENTATIONS MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE MLCS.
7. COMDT (CG-1132) POC IS MR. JOHN T. JOHNSTON, 202-475-5206 OR
JOHN.T.JOHNSTON(AT)USCG.MIL.
8. RADM M. TEDESCO, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND WORK-LIFE,
SENDS.
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.