Following are reference resources available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that may be useful to your Community Partner Team in planning your community traffic safety project. They are organized by sector for your convenience, and a general category is included at the end for those resources that cut across all sector categories.

The items listed—as well as many other materials—are available from NHTSA’s web site at www.nhtsa.dot.gov. All materials are free of charge but quantities are limited.

The resources listed were current as of the date of publication. NHTSA develops new publications, materials and resources on a ongoing basis. Resources are listed by title and NHTSA product number and include a brief description of the resource. Some resources also are available in Spanish. Resources are included that focus on key population groups, such as Hispanics and African Americans. To get the most current resource and materials list, visit the NHTSA web site or request a Traffic Safety Materials Catalog from:

This brochure provides information for use by consumers in making the decision to have an on-off switch installed for the air bags in their vehicle. Although, the vast majority of people riding in vehicles do not need an on-off switch, a limited number may benefit from having an opportunity to turn off their air bags when necessary. This risk group includes: people who must transport babies and children ages 12 and under in the front seat; those who cannot change their driving position to sit ten inches from the steering wheel; and those with certain medical conditions. Discussions of why some people are at risk from air bags, and how to reduce the risk are also included. Two color, 10" x 6", 10 pages. 1P1076

This brochure emphasizes the benefit of air bags, discusses how to avoid the risks associated with air bags and highlights individuals and families whose lives have been saved because of air bags. Two color, 3.75" x 9", 10 panel. 1P1154

This brochure discusses the dangers of air bags to children, why the back seat is the safest place to ride, air bag safety for adults and the importance of properly wearing a safety belt. It includes an air bag warning label to be placed in vehicles manufactured before February 1997, as a reminder of the risks associated with air bags. Full color, 8.5" x 5.5", 4 pages. Unlimited quantities available. 1P1056

This video consists of a set of three, 30-second PSAs supporting the use of air bags and seat belts. They reinforce the message "Air Bags and Seat Belts; Together They Save Lives." Color. Total running time: 90 seconds. 1V0901

This radio public service announcement builds up to the surprise ending: "...Mike and his family survived because they were all buckled in their seatbelts. And this year Officer Mike Johnston is gonna make sure you are too. Belt Enforcement Leads to Safety!" Total running time: 30 seconds. 1V0106

These red, white and blue stickers feature family members each wearing a three-point lap/shoulder belt, with the slogan "Buckle Up America-There's Just Too Much to Lose." Three color. 150 stickers per roll. 1Z1002

This poster features family members each wearing a three-point lap/shoulder belt, with the slogan "Buckle Up America-There's Just Too Much to Lose." Three color. (20" x 12.5") or 1P1061 (40" x 25") 1P1060

This folder is designed to hold Buckle Up America! materials. It lists national and local campaign goals. 1P0833

This bumper sticker features the Buckle Up America! logo, urging all motorists and passengers to buckle seat belts while traveling in a motor vehicle. Three color, 3.75" x 15". 1Z1007

This fact sheet discusses the key messages of the Buckle Up America! campaign, which include making seat belt use a priority, protecting children by acting as a positive role model and stressing that 9,500 lives are saved each year through seat belt use. These campaign messages are used to motivate people to buckle up. Three color, 8.5" x 11". 1P1136

This brochure introduces Buckle Up America!, a national campaign to increase seat belt and child safety seat use. Included in the brochure are the reasons the program was developed, how it works and campaign goals. The four seasonal themes of the campaign are also described. Three color, 3.75" x 8.5", 6 panel. 1P1115

This hangtag, featuring the Buckle Up America! logo, is designed to hang from the rear view mirror of a motor vehicle, to remind people to always buckle their safety belt when traveling in a motor vehicle. Three color, 8" x 4". 1P1110

This adhesive-backed industrial sticker, featuring the Buckle Up America! logo, is for placement on motor carriers to remind people to always buckle their safety belt when traveling in a motor vehicle. Three color, 12.5" x 18.5". 1Z1008

This trading card features Sara DeCosta, U.S. Women's Hockey Olympic Gold Medal Champion, with tips for safety belt use on the back. Full color, 2.5" x 3.5". 1Z1012

This poster features Sara DeCosta, U.S. Women's Hockey Olympic Gold Medal Champion, in her gear as goalie and in her car wearing a seat belt. Full color, 24" x 18". 1P1147

This fact sheet targets medical professionals, urging them to help increase seat belt and child safety seat use in their communities by working to pass stronger laws, and actively supporting law enforcement efforts to enforce existing seat belt and child safety seat laws. A list of opportunities for doctors, nurses and emergency medical personnel to increase seat belt use is provided. Three color, 8.5" x 11", 2 pages. 1P1118

This fact sheet provides a sample letter to a magazine editor introducing the Buckle Up America! campaign, and requesting assistance in urging readers to buckle up. The four seasonal safety seasons are discussed: Child Passenger Safety; Buckle Up America; Back to School; and Safe Holiday Travel. Three color, 8.5 x 11",page 1 1P1117

This disk features slides containing the Buckle Up America! logo along with a diverse variety of drivers and passengers properly buckled up in motor vehicles. The images are designed for display on movie theatre screens between feature films. Full color. 1A0657

These neon posters, for use on transit buses, feature the Buckle Up America! logo, and reminds all those traveling in motor vehicles to always buckle their safety belts. Full color. 1P1079 (21" x 22") 1P1124 (11" x 28") 1P1106 (16" x 44")

This fact sheet discusses Buckle Up America!, a national initiative of community-based partnerships to encourage everyone to buckle up when traveling in a motor vehicle. National goals for Buckle Up America! are reviewed, as are the four essential elements of this program. Three color, 8.5" x 11", 1 page. 1P1132

This black and white illustration depicts the step-by-step procedure for buckling up and getting into the correct position and distance from the steering wheel for driving. Black and White, 8.5" x 11", 1 page. 1P1152

This video presents five short PSAs featuring the popular tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. Two video clips (one 15 seconds, one 30 seconds) with the message: "Tennis is a game...your life is not. Buckle Up." are provided. Three other segments (audio only) have a similar message, lasting 15 seconds (with background music and voices). Full color, Total length: 90 seconds. 1V0120

The added protection of safety belts and air bags is graphically demonstrated in this 20-minute composite video of clips taken from films depicting 18 different types of automobile test crashes. Each video segment can be used alone or in combination with others for presentations, classroom instruction, lectures, or training sessions. Full Color. Total running time: 20 minutes. 1A0988

This large poster shows a bloodied, torn letter jacket in the seat of a crashed car. Full color, 30"x18". 1P1003

This U.S. General Accounting Office Report covers the effectiveness of safety belts in preventing deaths and reducing the severity of injuries and the reduction in societal costs due to traffic crashes that could be realized by the adoption of mandatory safety belt laws. The report also details recent legislation, conclusions, and recommendations. Black and White, 8.5" x 11," 61 pages. 5P0104

This report documents a study conducted by NHTSA to identify strategies that supported or opposed new legislative provisions and the barriers encountered in modifying existing safety belt laws. Legislative analyses were developed for six jurisdictions that have updated secondary seat belt laws to primary laws. These include California, Louisiana, Georgia, Maryland, Oklahoma and the District of Columbia. Full color, 8.5" x 11", 73 pages. 7P0116

This research note discusses a National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) conducted in 1998 to estimate seat belt and motorcycle helmet use nationwide. Background information of the survey is provided, as well as a set of tables describing seat belt and helmet use by U.S. Region, vehicle type, person type and day of the week. Black and white, 8.5" x 11", 5 pages. 7P0132

This report provides a guide to safety professionals for developing and implementing programs to increase safety belt use among young male pickup truck drivers who reside in rural areas. It presents the results of focus groups conducted with young males ages 16 to 26 in rural areas of Texas and Kentucky. Two color, 8.5" x 11", 68 pages. 7P0078

A black leather jacket lying on the road reflects the red light from a police car. Michael was wearing the jacket but not his seat belt, when he crashed. Full color, 30" x 18". 1P1004

These reproducible fact sheets contain information on a variety of safety concerns including bicycle and helmet safety, protecting children riding in motor vehicles, vehicle safety for drivers and pedestrian safety. They are designed to be distributed at health care facilities, community events and in schools. Two color, 8.5" x 11", 5 pages. 1P1071

These are two peel-off stickers promoting the use of safety belts. One reads "Seat Belt Patrol" and is shaped like a shield; the other reads "Please Buckle Up. Someone Thinks You're Special!" Blue and silver embossed foil, 1.5" x 2.25", Individual stickers. (Maximum Order 50 Stickers). 1Z1000

This camera-ready public service announcement is designed for use in news-papers and magazines, and features a boy or a girl next to the phrase She'll/He'll do what you do. Buckle up, along with the Buckle Up America! logo. Black and white, 8.5" x 11", 2 pages. 1P1133

Developed by the USAA insurance company, this motivational video targets local level government officials with messages about encouraging safety belt use and compliance with occupant protection laws. Leaders are asked to implement occupant protection policies and educational programs, to use the International Association of Chiefs of Police's seven point model enforcement program, and to assess costs associated with use of their own vehicle fleets. Color. Total running time: 8:15 minutes. 1A0989

This Vince and Larry® bumper sticker is a parody of the song, "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do." Full color, 3.5" x 11.5". 1Z0003

This safety belt poster shows the crash dummies Vince and Larry® coming through a broken windshield. Full color. Also available in a bookcover. 1P1006 Poster (18" x 24") 1P1007 Book cover (13" x 21")

These are circular one-inch stickers of a red heart wearing a safety belt with the words, "We Love You-Buckle Up!" 150 stickers to a roll. 1Z0408

These public service announcements feature messages from NASCAR drivers urging motorists to always buckle their safety belts to avoid a ticket, protect themselves from other drivers, and stay safe for their families. Color. Total running time: 3:00 minutes. 1V0117 (1/2" VHS video) 1V0115 (audio cassette)

This film demonstrates the various kinds of automatic crash protection features available in new cars. Vince and Larry(r), the popular TV crash test dummies, lend humor in the opening and closing segments. The video includes personal testimonials from survivors of serious crashes. Color. Total running time: 08:45 minutes. 1A0633

This poster depicts how our youngest loved ones are affected when left behind by a father or brother who didn't buckle up. Full color, 10.75" x 15.75". 1P1058

This brochure illustrates how some safety belt systems cannot be used to secure child safety seats, and some of the common mistakes parents make when installing and using child safety seats. A companion poster is available to publicize and motivate parents to read this information. Full color, 12 panels, 4" x 9". 1P0040 (brochure) 1P1023 (poster)

This 6-panel activity planner provides a variety of materials encouraging the use of booster seats, including a drop-in-article, children's activity page, mini poster, booster seat mailer, tips and talking points, logos and a fax back form. This planner provides the tools needed to spread the message that when children out-grow forward-facing convertible seats, they need to be restrained in belt-positioning booster seats until they are big enought to fit properly in an adult seat belt. These materials are designed for use by program planners, day care providers, health and medical practitioners, and others to emphasize the importance of booster seats. Four color, 8.5" x 11", 8 panels. 1P1123

This brochure discusses several child passenger safety workshops available to train law enforcement, fire and rescue personnel and child passenger safety professionals. These include the NHTSA Standardized Child Passenger Safety Training Program, Operation Kids, Buckle Up Kids and Mobilizing America to Buckle Up Children. Three color, 3.5" x 8.5", 8 pages. 1P1050

This video focuses on technical problems encountered when installing child restraints in some cars. Location of safety belt anchors and the shape of seat cushions and seat backs can make secure installation difficult or even impossible. Leading belt systems, seat cushion types and safety seat types are demonstrated, along with proper safety belt use for children and adults. Color. Total running time: 24:00 minutes. 1A0644

This compilation of illustrated and reproducible child passenger safety fact sheets discusses a variety of subjects relating to child passenger safety. The booklet includes detailed instructions for correct use of infant seats through boosters as well as harnesses and locking clips. Correct use of seat belts for older children is also provided. Fit and installation of these devices are described. The booklet has been expanded to include pedestrian, bicycle and school bus safety. Black and White, 8.5" x 11", 27 pages 1P1045

This growth chart poster was produced by Honda and contains games, hidden pictures and connect the dots, all designed to teach children about safety and about wearing their seat belts. Full color, 23" x 36". Unlimited quantities available. 1Z0002

This booklet was developed by NHTSA in partnership with the National Safety Belt Coalition. It provides guidance and a critical issues checklist for child passenger safety advocates to use in order to ensure that the child passenger safety materials they are using and distributing are accurately promoting the safest use of child restraints. All who provide training and instructional materials to the public promoting child passenger safety should have access to this booklet to help them remove outdated materials from circulation. Two color, 8.5" x 11", 13 pages. 1P1074

This poster provides a reminder that carrying passengers in the cargo bed of a pickup truck is unsafe. Three color, 11" x 17". 1P1022

This flyer is designed to hang from a pickup truck's rear-view mirror to remind drivers not to transport any passengers in the cargo bed. Three color, 4" x 8". 1P0039

This piece explains the LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) system of child safety seat design in a concise format using text and diagrams. Describes both Phase I (tethers) and Phase II (anchorages) implementation of the program in 1999 and 2002 respectively. Two color, 4" x 9.25", 2 sides. 1P1148

The LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) system for child safety seats is thoroughly reviewed using different models of seats and cars. Close ups of tethers and anchorages are seen. Tether retrofit kits for cars made before 1999 are described and demonstrated. Color, Total running time: 6:27 minutes 1A0128

This report evaluates the effectiveness of the National Child Safety Seat Distribution Program (NCSS), a campaign developed to distribute 8 million child safety seats to low-income children nationwide. The program was primarily conducted through medical and day care facilities, and was successful in assessing parent need, distributing safety seats, and training seat recipients. Two color, 8.5" x 11", 74 pages. 1P1130

This kit introduces Operation TEACH: Teach Every American Child - TO BUCKLE UP, a call to action by various agencies, community groups and school-based organizations to provide parents and children with information they need to stay safe. Operation TEACH encourages increased use of seat belts and child safety seats in communities, to help save lives. This kit contains a sample letter to a law enforcement official or community leader, list of suggested Operation TEACH-related activities, order form for additional materials, Family Pledge form and Buckle Up America! logos. Three color, 8.5" x 11", 8 pages. 5P0231

This brochure illustrates the proper way to use different kinds of booster seats, including the high back booster with 5-point harness, belt positioning booster and shield booster. Tips on buying and installing a booster seat are also included. Full color, 9" x 3.75", 6 pages. 1P1062

This report provides a guide to safety professionals for developing and implementing programs designed to increase child safety seat use. Research indicates that most children who die as a result of car crashes are not in safety seats or using a child restraint system. These types of fatalities occur most often in rural areas of the nation. A study was conducted using focus groups with young rural mothers, ages 13-29, who have children under the age of four. Use of this forum led to the development of targeted child safety messages, activities and methods of delivery. Black and white, 8.5" x 11", 68 pages. 7P0026

This video was developed for use by prenatal instructors and others working with new and expectant parents in hospitals and other care settings. It introduces some of the key baby safety issues that new parents should consider during the first six months of their baby's life. It also illustrates how to safely transport newborn babies. The video can be used in conjunction with the Protecting Your Newborn Instructor's Guide (1P0050). Color. Total running time: 26:00 minutes. 1A0116

This manual provides information to help educate parents about how to safely transport their newborn babies. It includes background information on key safety issues from birth to six months, methods for teaching safety to expectant parents, and tips for keeping baby safe to home during the first six months. A listing of resources and tools to use for information on additional safety topics is also provided. The Guide is intended to accompany the Protecting Your Newborn video (1A0116). Full color, 8.5" x 11", 120 pages. 1P0050

Designed primarily for child care workers, this video reviews child passenger safety including various types of child safety seats and special issues that may arise in child care centers, such as transporting multiple children. Short segments of crash test dummy footage are also featured. Color. Total running time: 35 minutes. 1A0120

This poster is designed to inform people about the proper use of car seats for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Featured are a group of young children of different ages, seated. Question: "Which of these kids belongs in a car seat?" Answer: "All of them." It then explains the correct way each should be secured when riding in a car. Spanish version (1P1001). Full color, 36" X 24". 1P1000

This poster features a baby with angel wings flying above a wrecked car, because he was not properly strapped into a child safety seat in the back seat of his parent's car. Two color, 18" x 24". 1P1069

This adhesive-backed elevator sign, featuring the Buckle Up America! logo, is for placement on the two doors of an elevator, to remind people to always buckle their safety belt when traveling in a motor vehicle. Three color, 48" x 8". 1Z1005

This booklet outlines a six step plan of action for employers to use in implementing a simple highway safety program in the workplace, whose focus is to reduce the risks faced by employees and their families, while protecting the company's bottom line. Worksheets are provided for computing indirect and direct costs of setting up an individualized plan. Full color, 6.5" x 11", 15 pages. 5P0199

This report describes the cost to employers of motor vehicle crash injuries suffered by workers and their families both on and off the job. This includes health care premiums, sick leave and life and disability insurance costs. By preventing motor vehicle crashes, the potential health care savings are large. Crash data is provided by state and industry for employers to use to evaluate their potential health care savings from initiating traffic safety programs. Two color, 8.5" x 11", 16 pages. 2P1033

This fact sheet describes Buckle Up America's expanded efforts to increase seat belt use among African Americans. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for African Americans 14 years old and younger. Information is provided on the cost of unrestrained drivers and passengers-both to families in lost lives and in higher taxes and health care costs. A list of minority organizations who support strong seat belt laws is provided. Two color, 8.5" x 11", 4 pages. 1P1127

This fact sheet describes Buckle Up America's expanded efforts to increase seat belt use among the Hispanic community. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for Hispanics 24 years old and younger, and the second leading cause of death for ages 25-44. Information is provided on the cost of unrestrained drivers and passengers-both to families in lost lives and in higher taxes and health care costs. A list of minority organiztions who support strong seat belt laws is provided. Two color, 8.5" x 11", 4 pages. 1P1150

This poster depicts Washington State Governor Gary Locke and family, and urges the public to buckle their safety belts and properly use child safety seats when traveling in a motor vehicle. Full color, 12" x 20". 1P1066

This floppy diskette contains the Buckle Up America!-There's Just Too Much to Lose logo in Spanish. MacIntosh and Windows versions of the logo file are provided. 1A0658

This sticker features the Buckle Up America-There's Just Too Much to Lose logo in Spanish. Three color; 2"x 3",100 pre roll. 1Z1010

This compilation of illustrated and reproducible child passenger safety fact sheets discusses a variety of subjects relating to child passenger safety. The booklet includes detailed instructions for correct use of infant seats through boosters as well as harnesses and locking clips. Fit and installation of these devices are described. Black and white, 8.5 x 11, 18 pages. 1P1137 (Russian) 1P1138 (French) 1P1139 (Vietnamese) 1P1140 (Haitian Creole) 1P1141 (Chinese) 1P1142 (Portuguese)

This sticker, featuring the logo for the Cross My Heart Seat Belt Campaign, urges Native Americans to always use seat belts when riding in a motor vehicle. Full color, 2.5" x 1.75", 15 stickers to a sheet. (Maximum Order 3 Sheets) 1Z1009

Designed for organizations that work with youth, this "how to" guide provides detailed instruction for planning and implementing a local "Get Big on Safety" traffic safety initiative targeting school-age youth. Using athletes, actors and other entertainers, the guidelines offer suggestions for involving young people in activities focusing seat belts, impaired driving, speeding, and other traffic safety issues culminating in a traffic safety talent contest. The guidelines also provide data on traffic safety laws and listing of resources for technical assistance. Full color, 8.5" x 11", 24 pages. 5P0272

This brochure is written in Spanish, and provides information for use by consumers in making the decision to have an on-off switch installed for the air bags in their vehicle. Although the vast majority of people riding in vehicles do not need an on-off switch, a limited number may benefit from having an opportunity to turn off their air bags when necessary. This risk group includes people who must transport babies and children ages 12 and under in the front seat, those who cannot change their driving position to sit ten inches from the steering wheel and those with certain medical conditions. Discussions of why some people are at risk from air bags, and how to reduce the risk are also included. Two color, 10" x 6", 10 pages. 1P1116

This bilingual brochure discusses the importance of using child safety seats on every automobile trip. Full color, 4" x 8.5", 8 panel. 1P1017

This brochure provides spec-ific information on the disproportionate rates of motor vehicle deaths and injuries among American Indians in the United States, and highlights various tribal initiatives developed to address this issue. Descriptions of materials and resources are also included. Three color, 8.5" x 11", 4 pages. 5P0197

This bimonthly newsletter introduces readers to the concept of Safe Communities, and discusses the collaborative approach used by these programs. Safe Communities programs focus on comprehensive injury control as a traffic safety strategy. This publication demonstrates how each partner can make a difference in building a Safe Community. Each issue highlights one element of the Safe Communities model, and provides examples of specific programs, resources and interviews with partners who are building safe communities across the country. This publication is available on the World Wide Web at www.edc.org/ HHD/csn/bsc. Full color, 8.5" x 11", 6 pages. 5P0205

This kit contains a technical information package to assist people in learning more about Safe Communities, and implementing a program. Inserts are provided with details about getting a program started, tips for coalition building, partnering with traffic safety specialists and health care providers, evaluating and monitoring programs and contact lists. Full color, 8.5" x 11". 5P0026

This brochure discusses the benefits of becoming involved with a Safe Communities Coalition for a variety of groups including the medical and health community, business leaders, law enforcement, citizen activists and community leaders, and educators. It also provides suggestions for initiating a Safe Community Coalition. Two color, 8.5" x 3.5", 6 panel. 5P0271

This catalog generally reflects materials available from the TSP Resource Center. Materials are available in a variety of formats and information is available on seat belts, air bags, child safety seats, impaired driving, DWI detection and standard field sobriety testing, license revocation, bicycle, pedestrian, motorcycle, and school bus safety, as well as emergency medical services and law enforcement. Updated annually. This item may also be accessed for easy ordering via NHTSA's web page. Full color, 8.5" x 11", 107 pages. 5P0260

This report describes the implementation and results achieved by Occupant Protection Special Traffic Enforcement Programs (OP/sTEP), periods of highly visible seat belt law enforcement combined with extensive support from the media. Reports submitted by 20 states are presented. Three color, 8.5" x 11", 35 pages. 7P0124

Status Report (a special issue devoted to what works and doesn't work to improve highway safety). Vol. 36, No.5, May 19, 2001. Other special issues of this publication concerning Rural Traffic Safety include State Traffic Safety Laws (Vol. 35, No. 10), Graduated Licensing (Vol. 34, No. 10), Child Passenger Safety (Vol. 34, No. 8), and Truck Safety (Vol. 33, No. 8). (Arlington, Va.: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Contact: 703-247-1500 (phone) or 703-247-1588 (fax).

Based on focus groups involving two groups of rural males from Kentucky and Texas, 16-29 years old and 20-26 years old, who acknowledged they did not consistently use their safety belts when driving pickup trucks. Includes information on why rural drivers don't wear safety belts, lifestyle information, communication strategies, and psychological factors on resistance to change. 12 pages of visual aids. 8 1/2" x 11", 51 pages and Appendix. Seven chapters. November 1996. DOT HS 808 505. 7P0078

Non-use of safety restraints in rural areas is responsible for most child crash fatalities. Focus groups involving rural females in their teens and twenties from Tennessee and Georgia. This publication provides a guide for designing programs to increase car seat usage in these age groups. 8 1/2" x 11", 54 pages including four Appendices. Seven chapters on such topics as motivational themes, visual formats, effective spokespersons, and effective channels for delivering the child safety message. March 1995. DOT HS 808 274. 7P0026

A short online technical paper highlighting data from 21 research studies on rural youth pedestrian crashes, probable causes of these crashes, prevention strategies and recommendations, and a selection of pedestrian safety web site resources. (National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety: http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/children/resources/MotorVehicle.htm)

This fact sheet addresses the need for states to strengthen existing child passenger safety laws to close serious gaps and exemptions in coverage which diminish the protection that all children need in motor vehicles. Suggestions for closing gaps between seat belt laws and child safety laws are indicated, along with ways to upgrade existing child safety laws to eliminate exemptions. The need to conduct combined public awareness and enforcement campaigns is also discussed. This item can be downloaded from NHTSA's web page. Two color, 8.5" x 11", 2 pages. 1P1072

This fact sheet emphasizes the importance of strengthening seat belt use laws from secondary enforcement to primary enforcement, to increase seat belt use nationwide and decrease fatalities and injuries. It discusses the Presidential Initiative for Increasing Seat Belt Use nationwide, and urges states to extend seat belt laws to include rear seat occupants, actively enforce existing laws and conduct public awareness campaigns. This item can be downloaded from NHTSA's web site (www.nhtsa.dot.gov). Two color, 8.5" x 11", 3 pages. 1P1036