Although it doesn't look like it out there today in Misawa, summer is right around the corner. Check out this slideshow courtesy of the Navy Safety Center who encourage you to have fun, but be safe.

2. The summer season brings the potential
for increased risk. Do you plan to do
any of the following …
• Drive more than 200 miles from
home?
• Swim or go boating?
• Enjoy outdoor activities?
• Go to a party?

3. Summer 2011 Statistics
• Between
Memorial Day
and Labor Day
2009 …
– 16 Sailors and
15 Marines lost
their lives

4. How They Died
• 1 died in an ATV wreck
• 3 drowned
• 3 died during other recreational activities
• 11 died in cars and trucks
• 13 died on motorcycles
These numbers represent 31 trained and ready
Sailors and Marines who aren’t with us this year.

5. Trends in Summer Safety
• After spiking in 2008, summer deaths
decreased in 2009 and 2010.
Unfortunately, they crept up in 2011.
• Motorcycle fatalities increased from 6 in
2010 to 13 in 2011 – more than a 100%
increase!

6. Summer Focus Areas
• Personal Motor
Vehicle
• Alcohol Awareness
• Water Safety
• Sexual Assault
• Suicide Awareness

7. Motor Vehicle
• Start every trip well-rested
• Drive during daylight hours
• Schedule breaks every two hours
• NEVER drink and drive
• Pull over if you get tired. It’s better to
get there late than not at all!

8. Motorcycles
• Profile of a Fatal Rider
– Sport bike rider
– First year rider
– No formal training
– Under 30
– Speeding
– Doesn’t know limitations
– Failed to identify hazards

9. Close the Motorcycle Training Gap!
• All Sailors and
Marines who ride must
take the Basic Rider
Course.
• All Sport bike riders
must take the Military
Sport bike Rider
Course 60 days after
completing the BRC.

10. Close the Motorcycle Training Gap
• All Cruiser riders must
take the Experienced
Rider Course.
• Refresher training is
required every three
years.
• See your command
Motorcycle Safety
Representative to sign
up for classes!

11. Alcohol Awareness
• Drinking Facts:
– Absorption of alcohol depends on
• Your size, weight, body fat and sex
• Amount of alcohol consumed
• Amount of food in your stomach
• Use of medications
– 60% of STDs are transmitted by drunk
partners.
– In 67% of unplanned pregnancies, at least
one partner was drunk.
Information
courtesy of
www.thatguy.
com

12. Watching your Weight?
Beverage Calories per 1 Example Total Beer, wine and spirits
Fluid Oz Serving Calories
contain empty calories -
Beer 12 12 oz. 144 meaning they are void of
(regular)
nutritional value and just
Beer 9 12 oz. 108
(light) pack on the pounds without
White 20 5 oz. 100 helping your body perform
wine any of its vital functions.
Red 21 5 oz. 105 If you drink a six-pack of
Wine beer every day, that’s like
80 proof ingesting a Big Mac and
64 1.5 96
spirits
oz. Medium Fries EVERY DAY!

13. How Do I Know if I Need Help?
• Have you ever felt you should cut back on your
drinking?
• Does your drinking ever make you late for work?
• Do you ever forget what you did while you were
drinking?
• Do you ever drink after telling yourself you won’t?
• Have people annoyed you by criticizing your
drinking?
• Do you ever need a drink first thing in the morning
to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover?

14. If you answered YES, even once, to the
questions on the pervious slide, YOU may
have a problem with alcohol.
• Help is easy to find!
• Learn what Tri-care can do by visiting
www.tricare.mil/ProviderDirectory/
http://www.tricare.mil/mtf
• To find a local resource, call the Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment at 1-800-662-HELP

15. Don’t Be That Guy …
• Not Cool
• Not Sexy
• Not Healthy
• If you choose to drink,
do so in
MODERATION.

16. It’s No Laughing Matter
• Alcohol-related
mishaps kill and
injure Sailors and
Marines every
summer.

17. Water Awareness
• Learn to Swim
• Swim where
lifeguards are
present
• Keep a close eye
on kids
• Obey signs about
water conditions

18. Rip Currents
• Don’t panic!
• Swim parallel to the shore until you are out
of the current.

19. Boating Safety
• Take a Coast Guard
approved boating safety
class.
• Ensure everyone aboard
has a personal flotation
device.

20. Summer Sports Safety
• Stretch prior to
activity
• Stay hydrated
• Wear proper gear and
footwear
• Know your limits!

21. Have a Fun, Fabulous and SAFE
Summer Season!
• Questions?
www.public.navy.mil/navsafecen