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SUMMER
2004: Parent
Newsletter
Student Newsletter
SPRING
2004: Parent Newsletter
Student Newsletter
Wear
Your Seat Belt in DC
$50 - 2 Points
That's the penalty for not having
your seat belt properly buckled at all times- for drivers and all passengers in
front and back seat |
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Partnership
for Traffic Safety
- Seat
belts reduce the risk of fatal injury by 50%. Child safety seats
reduce the risk of death by 71% for infants and 54% for children,
ages 1 to 4. Seat belts saved over 13,000 Americans in 2001
(NHTSA 2003).
- It
is illegal in every state for persons under the age of 21 to
purchase and publicly possess alcoholic beverages. In support
of these laws, it is illegal for persons under 21 who have been
drinking to drive (NHTSA 2001).
- The
use-lose statutes make it illegal for anyone under the age of
21 to purchase, possess, transport, or consume alcohol (NHTSA
2001).
- The
mix of alcohol and roads will always yield trouble for drivers,
pedestrians and passengers. In 2002, an estimated 17,419 people
died from alcohol-related crashes - an average of one death
every 30 minutes. These deaths constitute 41% of hte 42,815
total traffic fatalities (MADD 2003).
- Alcohol
use is America's No.1 youth drug problem (MADD 2003).
- All
50 states now have zero tolerance laws, which make it illegal
for anyone under 21 to drive with any measureable amount of
alcohol (maximum of 0.02 BAC) in their bodies (MADD 2003).
This
innitiative is sponsored by: 
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Proper Child Safety Seat Use Chart
Buckle Everyone. Children Age 12 and Under in Back!
| | | INFANTS | TODDLER | YOUNG CHILDREN | | WEIGHT | Birth to 1 year
at least
20-22 lbs. | Over 1 year and
Over 20
lbs.-40 lbs. | Over 40 lbs.
Ages 4-8,
unless 4'9''. | | TYPE
of SEAT | Infant only or rear-facing convertible | Convertible
/ Forward-facing | Belt positioning booster
seat | | SEAT
POSITION | Rear-facing only | Forward-facing | Forward-facing |
| ALWAYS MAKE SURE: | Children
to one year and at least 20 lbs. in rear-facing seats
Harness straps
at or below shoulder level | Harness straps
should be at or above shoulders
Most seats require top slot for forward-facing | Belt
positioning booster seats must be used with both lap and shoulder belt.
Make sure the lap belt fits low and tight across the lap/upper thigh area and
the shoulder belt fits snug crossing the chest and shoulder to avoid abdominal
injuries |
| WARNING |
All children age 12 and under
should ride in the back seat |
All children age 12 and under
should ride in the back seat |
All children age 12 and under
should ride in the back seat |
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For
more information contact:
Hilda Crespo
The
ASPIRA Association, Inc.
1444 Eye St., NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Phone (202) 835-3600
Fax (202) 835-3613
http://www.aspira.org
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