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When you put your family in the car this Thanksgiving, it’s every parent’s duty to tell them about the Facts of Life.. (And Death). Take a deep breath and count to three:

ONE: Nationwide last year, 40-percent of all traffic crash victims killed during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period were NOT wearing their safetybelts.

TWO: Due to low safetybelt use the heavily-traveled Thanksgiving holiday is still one of the most dangerous and deadliest times of the year to drive.

THREE: Here in Georgia, failure to use safetybelts is a major contributing factor in more than half of Thanksgiving holiday traffic deaths.

Your entire family could be buckled-up in the time it took to read about those unfortunate folks who forgot. And if your kids are too young to hear all these scary statistics, then it’s your responsibility to make sure they’re buckled into child safety seats appropriate for their age, weight and height.

“It’s just so clear that safety belts save lives,” says Director Bob Dallas of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). “And yet day or night-- Georgia or nationwide-- unbuckled drivers and their passengers continue to pay the price.. With their lives! That’s why we always need to buckle up! Otherwise, it’s just a never ending formula for fatalities:”