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Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer, Melanie Suitor, pictured with one of the Buckle Up Car Park signs |
Buckle Up Every Time
Last modified: July 19, 2006 - 9:20 AM
Between February 2003 and June 2003 the Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer conducted a seat belt safety program called Buckle Up Every Time.
The program was based on a similar program which was conducted by Moree Plains and Yallaroi Shire Councils in 2001. It was a joint program between Moree Plains, Yallaroi, Narromine, Gilgandra, Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Councils. The objective of the program was to increase the seat belt wearing rate by 5% or reach the target rate of 98%. Strategies which were implemented include; regular seat belt observational surveys, advertsing the results of the results of the surveys, media cooverage, a Valentines Day competition, banners, installation of buckle up car park signs, holding free Safety Seat checks days, a coluring competition in the local paper and Police enforcement. The wearing rate achieved at the end of the program was 98.3%. A final report of the program and it's activities is available to download at the bottom of this page.
Contact details
Melanie Suitor
(02) 6861 2364 (ph)
(02) 6863 5931 (fax)
melanie.suitor@parkes.nsw.gov.au
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