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Sample Proclamation To Designate the week of February 8- 14,1993, as Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week WHEREAS, February 8- 14,1993, has been declared Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week, WHEREAS, more children in the United States are killed and crippled in car crashes than from any other cause of injury; WHEREAS, when used correctly, child safety seats are 71 percent effective in preventing fatalities, and 67 percent effective in preventing serious injury; WHEREAS, 247 children age four and under were saved in 1991 by child passenger safety restraints, and 1,793 children were saved from 1982 to 1991; WHEREAS, if child safety seats were used by all children under age five, an estimated 49,000 serious injuries and 455 lives would be saved each year; WHEREAS, all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have enacted laws requiring the use of child passenger protection systems; WHEREAS, many child safety seats are misused in some ways, and correct placement and harnessing is critical to ensure adequate protection; WHEREAS, death and injury may be significantly reduced through greater public awareness, information, education and enforcement; Now, therefore, 1 (name of elected official), (title) of (name of city or county), in recognition of every child's right to adequate protection when being transported in a motor vehicle, hereby proclaim the week of February 8- 14,1993, as Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week and encourage the community to observe the week with appropriate programs, ceremonies and activities to increase awareness of the lifesaving measure of correctly using child car safety seats to protect against the risk of death or injury on every ride. Page 2