Injury Prevention Resources presents Becky Spalder with Smart Start demonstrating and answering questions about the ignition interlock system and the portable hand held device. 

Thank you to all who attended this informative presentation.


 Jessica Wilson with the County Attorney’s office is given a demonsrtation how to use the Smart Start ignition interlock system from Smart Start representative Frank Kaumo.

Christl Buskohl, Probation Agent with IPR tries out the home unit from Smart Start. This device has a camera attached and takes a picture at the time of use, eliminating the possibilities of someone other than the probationer registering a sample. 


 

The Facts about Seatbelt Usage in Wyoming - 2009 Statistics

¤   Observation surveys in Wyoming indicated that nearly one out of three drivers do not buckle up

¤   Non-residents who drive in Wyoming buckle up at a much higher rate than Wyoming resident drivers

¤   Wyoming`s observed seat belt usage of 68% is below the national average of 84%

¤   In 2008 (most recent data available), Wyoming ranked 49th out of 50 for seatbelt usage

¤  Seatbelt usage in Wyoming has decreased during the last two years  


Wyoming Crash Data - 2009 Statistics

¤   In Wyoming - a crash occurs every 29 minutes, an injury every 1.3 hours and a person is killed every 2 days

¤   62% of crashes occurred during the daylight, 72% occurred during clear weather and 61% occurred on dry roads

¤   There were 133 vehicle related deaths in Wyoming in 2009 - 71% of persons killed were not wearing a seatbelt