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FHP Supports National
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Florida Highway Patrol is getting geared up for this year's National Ch=
ild
Passenger Safety Week (February 12-18) by organizing a series of child
safety events all across the state, beginning with a kick-off event at =
the
state Capitol in Tallahassee on Monday, February 12th at 10:00 AM. At t=
he
event, FHP and other safety advocates will show their support of <=
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b>See pictures of FHP's Occupant Protection Team in action.<=
/b> If t=
he new
legislation becomes law, it will amend The =
timing
for support of this new legislation could not be better since this week=
is
National Child Passenger Safety Week, a spec=
ial
week that was set aside in the early 1980’s to commemorate the
passing of child restraint laws in all fifty states. During the entire
week, safety advocates step up efforts to continue public education and
outreach to help ensure all parents and caregivers are aware of the
importance of protecting children in vehicles. It is no coincidence that
National Child Passenger Safety Week occurs during the week of
Valentine’s Day each year. What better way to express love and ca=
ring
than to protect our most vulnerable citizens, our state’s childre=
n. Than=
kfully,
all 50 states in the Unfo=
rtunately,
oftentimes child restraint devices are misused or improperly installed.=
A
recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found
that more than 80 percent of child safety seats with harness devices we=
re
critically misused in a way that might prevent the seat from properly
reducing injury risk. Some car safety seat check-up events performed in=
the
Child
Safety advocates encourage families to get their child’s safety s=
eat
checked by an expert. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio=
n (www.nht=
sa.dot.gov)
maintains a current list of all Nationally Certified Child Passenger Sa=
fety
Technicians in all fifty states – personnel who have been special=
ly
trained and certified to install and check child safety seats for proper
use. During National Child Passenger Safety week, hundreds of agencies =
in
all fifty states have scheduled child safety seat check points to assist
the public with ensuring children are riding safely. We encourage paren=
ts
and caregivers to take the time to ensure the safety of their child
passengers. For more information, please visit NHT=
SA’s
website at www.nhtsa.dot.gov. For
more information about the following topics, please visit the correspon=
ding
websites:
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