Buck le Up!2017

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Every time you get into the car ask yourself...

Are you Ready?

Are you Safe?

Then Go!

Are you sitting in the back seat in the car?

Are you buckled?

Go only if you can say YES to these questions. If you can’t, then make yourself safe!

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r tha

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back

seat

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