HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-01-13 Proclamation - Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day - October 10, 2013florida
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CtE3Cte2 Traffic crashes in the United States took more than 476,000 lives over the past twelve
years and is the leading cause of death for people 1 to 14; and
3Q��CrG Traffic crashes have declined in recent years; however annually continue to cause
approximately 33,000 fatalities and 2.2 million injuries in the United States; and
young child is four times as likely to experience an injury to the head and neck and
three times as likely to experience an abdominal injury when restrained with a seat belt
vs. a booster seat; and
booster seat gives the child a much greater chance of surviving a crash injury-free,
and Florida's children deserve to be protected; and
R child 7 years of age or younger and less than 49" in height shall be protected by
properly using a crash- tested, federally- approved child restraint device [integrated child
seat, child safety seat, or booster seat] that is appropriate for the height and weight of the
child; and
U)30C �CqI_�=Djf lorida is one of two states which does not have a Booster Seat Law; a majority of Florida's
Representatives and Senators sponsored a Booster Seat Law in 2012; and
�CLq i he cost - effective roadway safety improvements such as all - weather signing and
markings, traffic signals, skid resistant pavements, and removal of road side hazards
could also greatly reduce the number of traffic crashes; and
( Eliminating distractions, such as texting, talking on cell phones, eating drinking,
grooming, focusing on passengers, would dramatically reduce the number of traffic -
related crashes
✓lam, PJ ""� — " ' I, Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby proclaim October 10, 2013
as
Fur 7W F 13 R�KES 0 E�rA DAY
and call upon everyone to help save lives by spreading these important messages throughout our communities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set my hand
and caused the Great Seal of the City of Ocoee, Florida to
be affixed at Ocoee, Florida, this I' day of October 2013