June 15, 2016
AgencyMYTH# 7
MYTH #7
A large truck will protect you. Safety belts are unnecessary.
FACT:
In 2006, 805 drivers and occupants of large trucks died in truck crashes and 393 of them were not wearing safety belts. Of the 217 drivers and occupants who were killed and ejected from their vehicles, approximately 81% were not wearing safety belts.