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DMV Launches New Video Series to Promote Safe Driving
Series uses humor to drive home important messages

RICHMOND – You wouldn't jump out of an airplane without buckling your parachute, so why would you drive a car without buckling your seat belt? That's a question posed in a new video from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

It's part of a series of four spots which compare outrageous behaviors people would never combine – such as texting in the ring during an MMA fight – with just-as-dangerous behind-the-wheel activities people undertake every day, like texting while driving.

The "Safe Driving is Something We Can All Live With" series debuted today on social media, streaming services, cable television and video-equipped gas station pumps across the Commonwealth. Produced by NDP and Tilt Creative+Production in Richmond, the videos can also be viewed on DMV's YouTube page.

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"Local Heroes" Buckle Up Videos:

Decisions
The Peel Regional Police (Ontario, Canada) has given the VACP permission to post and share a short video they produced to educate officers about making the right decisions in traffic while running lights and sirens on their patrol vehicles. Video explores consequences of poor decision-making.

Is Today Your Day?
The IACP has given the VACP permission to stream their video, Is Today Your Day?, a 23-minute training video to promote officer safety and reduce senseless officer deaths and injuries.
(Produced in 2010 by the New York State Police, in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; the Federal Highway Administration; the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and the National Sheriffs' Association.)

Manage to Survive: Traffic Incident Management for First Responders
The Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Subcommittee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Highway Safety Committee has produced this 18-minute training video on Traffic Incident Management for First Responders. The video provides the basic tools to understand TIM, work together on-scene, and ultimately work together to clear the scene quickly and safely. The aim of TIM is to reduce incident duration significantly, reduce secondary collisions, and improve safety for all motorists who may be driving near incidents.

Identifying the "At-Risk Driver" Video

Baby on Board: A Safe Ride Every Time (2009) Video

Visor Alert Video

The Traffic Stop: Doing It Right Video

VA Dept. of Health Child Safety Seat Installation Videos — The VDH installation videos depict general guidelines for installing a safety seat or booster seat. Your particular safety seat, booster seat and/or vehicle may require additional techniques or hardware not discussed in the videos. For more detailed installation information contact the Virginia Department of Health at 1-800-732-8333 or visit your local Permanent Fit Station.

Child passenger safety videos (LINK UPDATED 2/4/11) — Choosing and installing a child's car seat or booster seat can be confusing. These videos from Partners for Child Passenger Safety and the information contained on this site will help you choose the right child restraint system and install it correctly. Much of this information is also available in Spanish.

Canadian seat belt awareness video showing the impact of an unbelted passenger on the other occupants of the vehicle during a crash

Three new hard-hitting drinking & driving awareness tv ads from British Columbia will begin airing in the summer of 2006. According to Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) focus testing with the 21-35 year old male target audience, messages based in reality with real victims was preferred. The ads can be viewed online by clicking the links below. (WARNING: Videos are graphic.)

A seat belt commercials from the UK, "Backwards", can be viewed online at www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk. Links for the video and other media can be found on their Media Centre page by clicking here. (WARNING: Videos are graphic.)