The single most effective strategy we know to reduce the effects of motor vehicle crashes is to increase seat belt use. Seat belts are proven to save lives and reduce serious injuries. That is why DOT has initiated the Buckle Up America campaign. This program is designed to galvanize the entire country into a unified effort to save lives and prevent injuries by increasing seat belt and child safety seat use. Off the job crashes involving employees and their families affect the workplace too.
Employees miss time to provide care for an injured family member or to deal with a damaged car.
They become distracted, spend more time on the phone, and they spend time talking with fellow employees about it. The cost of a traffic safety program is minimal compared to the limitless savings in both human and financial terms. Managed health care has helped to contain escalating medical costs in recent years. However, for injury-related medical costs, prevention is the best solution to control costs over the long term. Traffic crashes cause incalculable human suffering as well as imposing enormous resultant financial losses to American businesses, small and large.