MARADMINS : 199/03
R 281200Z APR 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
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MARADMIN 199/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/SD//
SUBJ/CLICK IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN//
REF/A/MSG/CMC MARADMIN/-/216/00//
POC/HENRY C. DEWEY III/COLONEL/DIR SAFETY DIVISION/CMC(SD)
/TEL:DSN 224-1202/TEL:COMM (703) 614-1202//
RMKS/1. IN FY02 50 MARINES WERE KILLED IN PRIVATE 4-WHEEL
VEHICLE CRASHES. IN THOSE CASES THAT WE COULD DETERMINE SEAT
BELT USE, NEARLY HALF OF THOSE KILLED WERE UNBELTED. IN
NOVEMBER WE INTENSIFIED THE EFFORT TO STOP THESE SENSELESS,
PREVENTABLE DEATHS BY A CORPS-WIDE SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT BLITZ
IN CONCERT WITH THE NATIONAL "CLICK IT OR TICKET" MOBILIZATION.
ALL INDICATIONS FROM OFF-BASE CRASHES SHOW AN INCREASE IN
SEAT BELT USE, AND A CORRESPONDING DECREASE IN OVERALL INJURIES
AND FATALITIES. THE RESULTS OF PAST CAMPAIGNS EMPHASIZING
SEAT BELT USAGE ILLUSTRATE SIMILAR RESULTS. SEATBELTS MINIMIZE
INJURIES AND SAVE LIVES IN ACCIDENTS. THERE IS SIMPLY NO EXCUSE
NOT TO WEAR ONE EVERYTIME WE RIDE IN A VEHICLE.
2. MANY OF OUR MARINES ARE CURRENTLY DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE
GLOBE IN DIFFICULT OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. HOWEVER, I WANT TO
STRESS THAT SOUND RISK MANAGEMENT AND SEATBELT USE APPLY AS
MUCH TO OPERATING TACTICAL VEHICLES AS TO PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES.
3. WE WILL SUSTAIN THE MOMENTUM OF OUR RECENT EFFORTS BY
PARTICIPATING IN THE NEXT NATIONAL MOBILIZATION THAT BEGINS
MONDAY, 19 MAY 03. VISIT WWW.NSC.ORG/AIRBAG.HTM AND REGISTER
YOUR PARTICIPATION ONLINE OR DOWNLOAD THE FORM AND FAX IT TO
202-338-0415. YOU WILL BE SENT AN ORGANIZING KIT ABOUT FOUR
WEEKS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. MOBILIZATION MATERIALS WILL ALSO
BE AVAILABLE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV. PER MCO
5100.19E, THERE IS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR UNBELTED VEHICLE
OCCUPANTS IN THE MARINE CORPS, BUT THIS IS NOT JUST A MATTER
OF OBEYING A LAW. IT IS ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING. WEARING
A SEATBELT INDICATES A PROFESSIONAL MARINE, DEDICATED TO
PRESERVING THE FORCE BY PROTECTING HIMSELF FOR HIS FAMILY,
FRIENDS, AND THE 'CORPS. WE OWE IT TO EACH OTHER AND OUR
COUNTRY TO REMAIN CAPABLE OF ANSWERING THE CALL TO DUTY
AT ANYTIME DURING THESE TIMES OF CONFLICT.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS, W. L. NYLAND, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS//