PRINTER'S NO. 707
No. 52 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY MACKERETH, HARHART, DALLY, CAPPELLI, PICKETT AND
ROSS, FEBRUARY 12, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 12, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the week of February 11 through 17, 2001, as "Child
2 Passenger Safety Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Despite ongoing efforts to better protect child
4 passengers in cars, motor vehicle crashes remain the leading
5 cause of unintentional injury-related death among children 14
6 years of age and younger; and
7 WHEREAS, Each year motor vehicle crashes claim nearly 1,800
8 child passenger lives and result in more than 274,000 child
9 passenger injuries; and
10 WHEREAS, As many as 30% of the children in the United States
11 continue to ride completely unrestrained, and of those who are
12 buckled up, four out of five children are improperly secured;
13 and
14 WHEREAS, Child safety seats and safety belts when used
15 correctly and consistently are extremely effective in saving
16 lives and preventing injuries; and
17 WHEREAS, It is known that occupant protection laws that are
1 consistently enforced are one of the best ways to prevent
2 injuries and save children's lives; and
3 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania SAFE KIDS Coalition has planned
4 community-based child passenger safety events and activities in
5 an effort to educate families about child occupant protection;
6 therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week
8 of February 11 through 17, 2001, as "Child Passenger Safety
9 Week" in Pennsylvania and express appreciation to the
10 Pennsylvania SAFE KIDS Coalition for its efforts to protect
11 child passengers on the occasion of "Child Passenger Safety
12 Week" in 2001.
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