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11 Surprising Ways to Live Longer

Buckle Up

Buckle Up

When you hit the road, whether it’s on two wheels or four, make sure you take the proper safety precautions before you head out — it could save your life.

Bicycle accidents, car accidents and motorcycle accidents landed on the National Safety Council’s Top 25 Causes of Death list. But the simple act of buckling your seatbelt cuts your risk of serious car crash related injury or death in half and wearing a helmet reduces the risk of head injury from a bicycle or motorcycle by nearly 70 percent.

Wearing your seatbelt or helmet is a fast, easy and potentially life-saving precaution you should take every time you climb into a car or onto a bike.

By Natalie Gingerich Mackenzie. Published June 12, 2012. Natalie Gingerich Mackenzie is a health and fitness writer in Syracuse, NY and author of the newly-released book Tone Every Inch (Rodale, 2012).