CC - Item 1B - Safety Seat Checkup Proclamation~PROCLAMdTION
SAFETY SEAT CHECKUP WEEK
APRIL 19-25, 2009
WHEREAS, the number one preventable cause of death and injury of children and young
adults is the automobile collision; and
WHEREAS, more than 150 child passengers under sixteen are killed and more than 20,000
injured in automobile collisions in California in each year; and
WHEREAS, up to 71% of the children killed would be alive today if they had been properly
restrained in crash-tested safety seats, boosters, or safety belts; and
WHEREAS, infants and young children are not capable of initiating action to use proper
restraints and are not protected adequately by automatic belts or air bags; and
WHEREAS, although 82% of California children under age eight are using child restraints,
more than three quarters of them are used incorrectly; and
WHEREAS, only 42% of California children who need a booster seat to avoid preventable
injuries are using a booster; and
WHEREAS, crash-tested safety seats are moderately proced and widely available for
purchase at retail stores and at low cost from car safety distribution programs
throughout California; and
WHEREAS, the State of California has ruled that, until children are six years of age or sixty
pounds, they must be restrained in safety seats or boosters, in the back seat,
when riding in motor vehicles and that all other occupants must be properly
restrained in safety seats or safety belts; and
WHEREAS, SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. has been dedicated for 28 years to protecting children
from injury or death while being transported in a motor vehicle.
NOW, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rosemead does hereby proclaim
April 19-25, 2009, as Safety Seat Checkup Week.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 14TH DAY OF APRIL, 2009
Margaret Clark, Mayor
Sandra Armenta, Councilmember
Steven Ly, Councilmember
Gary Taylor, Mayor Pro Tem
Polly Low, Councilmember
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