FAIRVIEW POLICE JOIN FORCES ENFORCING SEAT BELT AND CHILD RESTRAINT LAWS
Posted: August 31st, 2010 2:24 PM
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PRESS RELEASE
Date: August 30th, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Local law enforcement agencies, including the Fairview and Gresham Police Departments and the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, will participate in a nationwide "Click It or Ticket" enforcement blitz from Monday, August 30th, to Sunday, September 12th. The focus is on educating the public regarding child restraint systems and safety belt laws.
In Oregon during 2009, ninety-nine percent of Oregon's child passengers under age four were observed to be riding in child restraints. Unfortunately, among four to eight year olds, observed booster seat use was only 58% and one third of children in this age group killed or injured in crashes last year were not using booster seats. Child safety seats reduce the likelihood of an infant (under 1 year old) being killed in a vehicle crash by 71%, and reduce the likelihood to toddlers (1 to 4 years old) by 54%.
The Oregon Child Restraint Law (Effective July 1, 2007) states for the following: A child under one year of age or weighing less than twenty pounds must be restrained in a rear-facing child seat. A child weighing less than 40 pounds must be properly restrained in a child safety seat. A child over forty pounds, but under age eight or less then 4'9" tall must be restrained in a booster seat that elevates them so the lap/shoulder belts fit correctly.
Oregon's 2009 belt use rate was 96.3% and ranked within the top five state rates nationally (The nationwide average was 84%). The most recent survey, just completed in June 2010, reveals belt use has risen to 97% for passenger cars and 95% for pickup truck occupants.
Consistent vehicle restraint use is the single most effective way to protect motor vehicle occupants against crash injury or death, according to the US Department of Transportation.
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Source:
Sgt. John Pemberton
Fairview Police
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