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Seat Belt Safety for Adults...
Things You Should Know About Buckling Up
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Buckling up is the single most effective thing you can do to protect yourself in a crash. Seat belts are the best defense against impaired, aggressive, and distracted drivers. Being buckled up during a crash helps keep you safe and secure inside your
vehicle; as being completely ejected from a vehicle is almost always deadly.
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Air bags are designed to work with seat belts, not replace them. If you don’t wear your seat belt, you could be thrown into a rapidly opening frontal air bag. Such force could injure or even kill you.
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Guidelines to buckle up safely:
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The lap belt and shoulder belt are secured across the pelvis and rib cage, which are better able to withstand crash forces than other parts of your body.
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Place the shoulder belt across the middle of your chest and away from your neck.
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The lap belt rests across your hips, not your stomach.
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NEVER put the shoulder belt behind your back or under an arm.
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Fit matters:
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Before you buy a new car, check to see that its seat belts are a good fit for you.
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Ask your dealer about seat belt adjusters, which can help you get the best fit.
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If you need a roomier belt, contact your vehicle manufacturer to obtain seat belt extenders.
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If you drive an older or classic car with lap belts only, check with your vehicle manufacturer about how to retrofit your car with today’s safer lap/shoulder belts.
Deanwood Center Introduces Parallel Parking to Road Skills Test
Beginning May 4, 2021, parallel parking will be added to the road skills test offered at the new
Deanwood Road Test/CDL Services Center located at 1421 Kenilworth Avenue NE. New drivers are required to pass the road skills test in order to receive their DC driver license
All in-person services at the Deanwood Center require an appointment, which can be scheduled
here. Individuals who have an appointment to take the road skills test starting May 4, 2021 will receive a confirmation email from DC DMV, including a link to a parallel parking training video. The video will help new drivers practice parallel parking prior
to taking their road skills test.
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DC DMV Releases More Appointments Following PHE Extension
Following the Mayor's recent announcement that the Public Health Emergency (PHE) has been extended to May 20, 2021, DC DMV has increased the availability of appointments for
those residents who require in-person services.
Examples of services that must be completed in-person at a Service Center include first-time license and REAL ID conversions, first-time Title and Registrations, and Knowledge Testing. For most services, the public can
Skip-the-Trip and utilize DC DMV's online options by visiting dmv.dc.gov
or by downloading DC DMV's mobile
app.
Renew Your Expired REAL ID Credential Using DC DMV's Mobile App
Has your REAL ID driver license or REAL ID non-driver identification card (star
in upper right-corner) expired, or will it soon expire? If so, DC DMV has made it easier for you to Skip-the-Trip by downloading DC DMV's
mobile app where you can renew your REAL ID credential from your smartphone or other mobile device.
As a reminder, starting October 1, 2021, every air traveler will need a REAL ID compliant credential, or another TSA acceptable form of identification, for domestic air travel.
Note: If you are 70 years or older, you must renew your driver license in-person by scheduling an appointment at a DC DMV Service Center. Learn more here.
Don't Delay! Download Our Free Mobile App TODAY!
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