Seat Belts

• Postal Service drivers must wear seat belts when their vehicles are in motion.
• In an LLV, drivers must wear the lap belt and shoulder belt whenever their vehicles are in motion. Exception: when shoulder belts prevent drivers from reaching to deliver or collect from curbside mailboxes, they can unfasten the shoulder belt, but never the lap belt. And the shoulder strap needs to be fastened again when entering a highway or crossing an intersection.
• Seatbelts reduce serious crash-related injuries and death by at least half, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Seatbelt use is required by law in 49 states.

Driving safely helps the Postal Service reduce accidents and injuries.

And that’s smart business.