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CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK
SEPTEMBER 20,2020-SEPTEMBER 26,2020
WHEREAS, children are our future and it is the responsibility of parents and
caregivers to keep America's children safe; and
WHEREAS, car seats are required by law for children traveling in motor vehicles;
and
WHEREAS, traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 13;
and
WHEREAS, research shows that car seats reduce the risk of fatal injury for infants
by 71 percent and by 54 percent for toddlers in cars, and by 58 percent
and 59 percent for infants and toddlers in SUVs, pickups and vans;
and
WHEREAS, parents and guardians must make sure that children, age 12 and under,
always ride in the back seat, buckled up in properly installed child
safety seats, and a rear facing child seat should never be placed in the
front seat of a motor vehicle equipped with a passenger air bag; and
WHEREAS, children riding in the right seat for their age and size can be
accomplished by a car seat inspection that ensures the safety of a child
while traveling.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jeff Serdy, Mayor of the City of Apache Junction, Arizona,
do hereby proclaim the week of September 20, 2020 through September 26, 2020 as
CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK
in Apache Junction and urge all citizens to work together to keep our children
passengers safe.
Signed and attested to this day of , 2020.
JEFF#t&DY
Mayor ATTEST:
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City Clerk