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CHILD PA'S ENDER Z-31AFETY AWARENEIS"S WEEK <br />FEBRUARY 7' - 13, 1988 <br />I <br />WHEREAS motor veiihicle crashes are the number One cause of decath <br />of chi.1dren over six months of age "in the United Statesm and <br />T- <br />IMEREASI motor veh-'16-cle crashes. are the nw-aber one cause <br />crippling of chi',ldren In the d -States; and, <br />I <br />19"AEREAS more children under the age of f I've years are kJ-11ed or <br />crippled as passengers 'involved iLn motor vehJ-cle crashes than thd <br />11 5 <br />toltal number of' ch"Idren. killed or crippled by the seven most <br />common childhood diseases; and, <br />WHEREAS all f if t,y stat�=S and the D I'stir ict of Columb I'a hc-xve <br />enacted laws mandati"ng the use of child Passenger protection <br />Systems and, <br />1AZEREAS currenit: nationwide Studies estimate that only 48 percent <br />of children unider the age of fivie are fully protected 'in cars in <br />the 'United States thriough the correct usage of child <br />a a <br />a sfety sets-i <br />pi <br />WHE�REA,S numerous government and private sector organ"I zations have <br />a <br />agreed to work In concerit to achieve <br />• mini a mum 70 percent correct <br />I <br />'Id passenger Proteon de-krices and adult safety <br />uslaigie of chi <br />bleltsi by the year 199,01; anid, <br />re,iselarch shows t,ha4- the correct use <br />of chi ld passenger <br />protection deivi,cies is over, 70 pe-brcent ef'.10--ective in preventing <br />1, <br />teiath and, 67 percent effective in Ireducing the need for hospi-tal", <br />ization; and,,,i <br />Child Passenger '""aflety Awareness Weeki <br />and eincouragei al.]. rruem.bers of the communItY to use child safet <br />seats propler" and to encourage others to use them, <br />Ly'r <br />Frank Jr. Rog, Mayor <br />Cl'ty of Roseville & <br />1 f Minnesotat <br />