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trailrunnermom · 05-31-2007, 02:31 PM

This was the lead front page story in the 5/31/07 Richmond Times-Dispatch:
"Not One Was Wearing a Seat Belt"
http://www.timesdispatch.com/cva/ric...5-31-0104.html

The last portion of it regards child safety:

"[Virginia State Trooper] Bishop said he has special disdain for parents who don't buckle up their children.

"I know you've probably driven around and seen a little kid jumping up and down in the back seat. That just burns me up," said Bishop, who has an 18-month-old son.

The trooper said he immediately stops vehicles with unrestrained children.

"Whether they had one child or 10 children in the car, in my personal opinion they should be charged for every child in there who's not restrained, because that's totally unexcusable in my mind," said Bishop, who said he has issued as many as four citations for unrestrained children in one car.

"It's such a very simple thing that you can do," Bishop said of wearing your seat belt. "Because you never know when you're going to be in a crash. You might be the safest driver in the world, but somebody crazy may be right behind you." "
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The article also listed these interesting stats:

11,380 seat belt violations were issued by Va. State Police between Jan. 1 and April 30.

2,037 child safety restraint violations were issued by state police between Jan. 1 and April 30.

# Of the 336 people killed in Virginia traffic crashes between Jan. 1 and last Friday, 155 were not wearing safety belts, according to the state Department of Motor Vehicles. (The noncompliance rate is even higher given that the total fatality count includes pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists who have no restraints available.)

# A little more than 50 percent of the 31,415 passenger-vehicle occupants killed nationwide in 2005 were not wearing safety belts, according to the NHTSA.

# The 2006 numbers have yet to be compiled. --

Judi · 05-31-2007, 04:00 PM

Cool!

skaterbabscpst · 05-31-2007, 07:03 PM

Cool! I'll have to have dh pick me up a copy.

05-31-2007, 02:31 PM	#1
trailrunnermom Carseat Crazy Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 524	Local paper has article on seat belt safety This was the lead front page story in the 5/31/07 Richmond Times-Dispatch: "Not One Was Wearing a Seat Belt" http://www.timesdispatch.com/cva/ric...5-31-0104.html The last portion of it regards child safety: "[Virginia State Trooper] Bishop said he has special disdain for parents who don't buckle up their children. "I know you've probably driven around and seen a little kid jumping up and down in the back seat. That just burns me up," said Bishop, who has an 18-month-old son. The trooper said he immediately stops vehicles with unrestrained children. "Whether they had one child or 10 children in the car, in my personal opinion they should be charged for every child in there who's not restrained, because that's totally unexcusable in my mind," said Bishop, who said he has issued as many as four citations for unrestrained children in one car. "It's such a very simple thing that you can do," Bishop said of wearing your seat belt. "Because you never know when you're going to be in a crash. You might be the safest driver in the world, but somebody crazy may be right behind you." " --------------------------------------------------- The article also listed these interesting stats: 11,380 seat belt violations were issued by Va. State Police between Jan. 1 and April 30. 2,037 child safety restraint violations were issued by state police between Jan. 1 and April 30. # Of the 336 people killed in Virginia traffic crashes between Jan. 1 and last Friday, 155 were not wearing safety belts, according to the state Department of Motor Vehicles. (The noncompliance rate is even higher given that the total fatality count includes pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists who have no restraints available.) # A little more than 50 percent of the 31,415 passenger-vehicle occupants killed nationwide in 2005 were not wearing safety belts, according to the NHTSA. # The 2006 numbers have yet to be compiled. -- __________________ DS1 - 7.5 yrs, 56 lbs, 50" - Compass B510 Booster or Graco Turbobooster DS2 - 5 yrs, 45 lbs, 41" - Britax Husky, Graco Nautilus, Compass B510 Booster DD - 17 yrs, newly licensed Last edited by trailrunnermom; 06-01-2007 at 07:18 AM.

05-31-2007, 04:00 PM	#2
Judi CPS Technician Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas, Oregon Posts: 6,720 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Local paper has article on seat belt safety Cool! __________________ Um, Mac? You are out of position. Mom, Fire Fighter, Baby Depot Manager, Senior Checker, Special Needs trained DS, DD-17 Um, yeah, I got seats.

05-31-2007, 07:03 PM	#3
skaterbabscpst Moderator - CPS Technician Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Central Virginia Posts: 9,141 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Local paper has article on seat belt safety Cool! I'll have to have dh pick me up a copy. __________________ Rebekah Branch, CPST since 2005 http://www.rbranch-cpst.com Mom to CJ (7/96, seatbelt), Gregory (4/98, Parkway), & Joyjoy (10/03, Marathon & Regent) Please Note: Advice is a noun. Advise is a verb.

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