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Child Safety Seats Save Lives
by Mark Bell, Regional VP & Gen Manager AAA Texas
"Texas Journey" magazine published by AAA Texas.
Jan/Feb 2007, page 4
http://www.aaa-texas.com/journey/
(Does not have current issue online)
"Every day, children throughout Texas are put in harm's way because this state simply has the weakest child passenger safety seat law in the nation:
In Texas, only children under age five and under 36 inches tall (The typical height of a two year old) must ride in safety seats.
According to the National Heighway Traffic Safety Administration, all but 12 states require children who are too small to fit proplerly in seat belts to ride in booster or other safety seats.
Motor vehicle crashes are the No.1 cause of injury and death of children under age 14. Instead of helping to improve these statistics, Texas' inadequate child passenger safety seat law contributes to these high rates of injury and death. ........
A new Texas Department of Public Safety reports cites an AAA study that shows booster seats can reduce the risk of injury for children between four and eight years old by 60 percent. .......
This year, the Texas legislature will consider passing a new law supprted by AAA Texas and a coalition of safety advocates. HB 118, authored by Rep. Fred Brown, and SB 60, authored by Sen. Judith Zaffirini, would require children under eight to ride in safety seats (unless a child is four feet nine inches or taller).
Please join us in this effort to save lives.
Contact your state lawmakers and urge them to approve this legislation to make Texas roads safer for our children. Visit www.capitol.state.tx.us and click on 'Members,' located under both "Texas House" and "Texas Senate.".....
(signed) Mark Bell, Reg. VP & Gen Manager AAA Texas.
Excerpted from editiorial. Less than 50% of original content. Omissions include information relating to how adult seatbelts poorly suit children and guidelines to determine whether or not child is ready for an adult seatbelt.
by Mark Bell, Regional VP & Gen Manager AAA Texas
"Texas Journey" magazine published by AAA Texas.
Jan/Feb 2007, page 4
http://www.aaa-texas.com/journey/
(Does not have current issue online)
"Every day, children throughout Texas are put in harm's way because this state simply has the weakest child passenger safety seat law in the nation:
In Texas, only children under age five and under 36 inches tall (The typical height of a two year old) must ride in safety seats.
According to the National Heighway Traffic Safety Administration, all but 12 states require children who are too small to fit proplerly in seat belts to ride in booster or other safety seats.
Motor vehicle crashes are the No.1 cause of injury and death of children under age 14. Instead of helping to improve these statistics, Texas' inadequate child passenger safety seat law contributes to these high rates of injury and death. ........
A new Texas Department of Public Safety reports cites an AAA study that shows booster seats can reduce the risk of injury for children between four and eight years old by 60 percent. .......
This year, the Texas legislature will consider passing a new law supprted by AAA Texas and a coalition of safety advocates. HB 118, authored by Rep. Fred Brown, and SB 60, authored by Sen. Judith Zaffirini, would require children under eight to ride in safety seats (unless a child is four feet nine inches or taller).
Please join us in this effort to save lives.
Contact your state lawmakers and urge them to approve this legislation to make Texas roads safer for our children. Visit www.capitol.state.tx.us and click on 'Members,' located under both "Texas House" and "Texas Senate.".....
(signed) Mark Bell, Reg. VP & Gen Manager AAA Texas.
Excerpted from editiorial. Less than 50% of original content. Omissions include information relating to how adult seatbelts poorly suit children and guidelines to determine whether or not child is ready for an adult seatbelt.