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WHEREAS, traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for children of every age from 1 to 14 years old; and,
WHEREAS, properly installed child safety seats are 71% effective for reducing fatalities in infants, 54% effective for reducing fatalities in toddlers, and reduce the need for hospitalization by 69%; and,
WHEREAS, according to the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code, all children from birth to age four (4) must be secured in an approved child safety seat anywhere in the vehicle, and all children from age four (4) to age eight (8) must be secured in a seat belt system and an approved booster seat anywhere in the vehicle, and all children from age eight (8) to age eighteen (18) must be secured in a seat belt system anywhere in the vehicle; and,
WHEREAS, with so many different combinations of child safety seats, safety belt systems and vehicles on the road today, it is very difficult to properly install child safety seats, and child safety seat inspections show that 94% of children riding in child safety seats are improperly restrained; and,
WHEREAS, parents should have their child safety seats inspected by a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician; and,
WHEREAS, the Team Educators for CHild Safety (TECHS) is comprised of many agencies within Allegheny County and was established to reduce childhood injury and death from motor vehicle crashes through education, research and child safety seat inspections; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Services is sponsoring a Pre-Valentine's Day Child Safety Seat Inspection on Thursday, February 8th to promote the 2007 Pennsylvania Statewide Theme "Don't Miss A Step" during National Child Passenger Safety Week; and,
WHEREAS, the following agencies are supporting this and additional Child Safety Seat Inspections during 2007, which include the City of Pittsburgh Police, AAA East Central, Allegheny County District Attorney, Allegheny County Police, Safe Kids Allegheny County, Baldwin Boro...
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