During the week of March 26, 2017
through April 1, 2017, the Arcadia Police Department Traffic Bureau will be
conducting directed enforcement focused on child seat safety. During this week
officers will be targeting drivers who allow children to ride in vehicles while
not properly restrained.
Education is a significant
deterrence when it comes to child seat safety. Educational materials will be
handed out to area schools and officers will be available for questions
regarding child seat safety.
Motor vehicle crashes remain the
number one cause of death for children and young adults. In 2014, over 6000
children under 14 were killed or seriously injured as a result of vehicle
crashes in California. Sixty-three percent of children who died were
unrestrained.
California law requires children
to ride in a safety seat or booster, in the back seat, until they are at least
eight years old. However, most children need a booster seat for proper belt fit
until they are 10 to 12 years old. SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. recommends that
children ride in the back seat, which is 40% safer than the front, until they
are old enough to learn to drive. For more information on child passenger
safety, visit www.nhtsa.gov.
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