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PROCLAMATION
City of Fort Collins
WHEREAS,despite ongoing efforts to better protect child passengers in cars,motor vehicle crashes
remain the number one cause of accidental injury-related death among children ages 14 and under; and
WHEREAS,in 2003,motor vehicle crashes claimed more than i,5oo child passengers and resulted
in an estimated 220,000 injuries; and
WHEREAS, riding unrestrained is the greatest risk factor for death and injury among child
occupants of motor vehicles with only 19 percent of children who should be restrained in belt-positioning
booster seats actually using them; and
WHEREAS, child safety seats and safety belts, when installed and used correctly, can prevent
injuries and save lives; and
WHEREAS, children can also be injured in non-traffic-related incidents in and around cars, such
as being left unattended in a motor vehicle,being injured by a vehicle backover;or being entrapped in a car's
trunk; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of Child Passenger Safety Week 2007, Safe Kids USA will be calling
attention to the need for correct booster seat use; helping parents and caregivers understand when it is safe
for children to graduate to an adult-sized safety belt; and teaching children important messages to address
safety both in and outside the vehicle; and
WHEREAS,during Child Passenger Safety Week 2007,Safe Kids USA and its nationwide coalition
network,with the support of sponsors General Motors and Chevrolet,will be training parents and caregivers
to install and adjust their car seats properly as well as holding educational events to teach children how to
be safe in and around cars; and
WHEREAS,Safe Kids Larimer County has planned a car seat inspection for Child Passenger Safety
Week 2007 in an effort to educate families about the importance of properly restraining their children on
each and every ride.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Doug Hutchinson, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby proclaim
February 11-17, 2007 as
CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK
in Fort Collins and call upon all the residents of this city to join with me in supporting the efforts and
activities of Safe Kids Larimer County to prevent motor vehicle-related injuries and deaths to our children.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort Collins this
6th day of February,A.D. 2007.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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