Backup Documents 09/22/2020 Item #16H 4 PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, children are Collier County's most precious resource; and
WHEREAS, between 2008 and 2017 there has been a 15 percent decline in the number
of child motor vehicle traffic fatalities; and
WHEREAS, children 2 to 5 years of age using safety belts instead of child safety seats
or booster seats are four times more likely to suffer a serious head injury in
a crash; and
WHEREAS, when installed and used correctly, child safety seats and safety belts can
prevent injuries and save young lives; and
WHEREAS, child safety seats can reduce fatal injury by up to 71 percent for infants
and 54 percent for toddlers (ages 1 to 4); and
WHEREAS, research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows 59
percent of child restraint systems are installed incorrectly; and
WHEREAS, all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and our Territories have laws
requiring the use of child safety seats for small children; and
WHEREAS, as we meet the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, child passenger safety
technicians in Collier County continue to help parents keep their children
safely seated during Child Passenger Safety Week and beyond by offering
free car seat inspection both in person and virtually;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that September 20 through 26, 2020 be designated as
CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 22nd Day of September, 2020.
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BURT L. SAUNDERS, CHAIRMAN