HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem AAGENDA REPORT
DATE: December 10, 2001
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Coun��jj'I
FROM:. John B. Bahorski, City Manager U' -
SUBJECT: Proclamation - Supporting Vehicular Seat Belts
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Proclaim the holiday season of 2001 and the calendar year of 2002 as 'Buckle Up for
Life Challenge ".
BACKGROUND:
The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the National Safety Council is urging citizens to use
seat belts, infant car seats and child restraints, especially through the holiday season.
Seat belts have saved over 30,000 lives but despite this figure, 20% of California drivers
are still not wearing their seat belts. There is no better known way to reduce traffic
fatalities and prevent serious injuries than to use a seat belt or child restraint.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No direct impact
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council support our citywide policy on promoting safety belt usage by adoption of
the attached proclamation.
Attachment: Buckle Upfor Life Challenge Proclamation
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WHEREAS, traffic crashes are the Number One kiQer of
Annericans, ages 1 -38 and fast year in California,
3,753 people were killed in traffic crashes on our
streets and highways; and
WHEREAS, the safety seat belt has been proven to be the
mast effective life- saving andinjury- reducing
device for all types of motor vehicle crashes; and
WHEREAS, as many as 2,000 fives could 6e saved eachyear if
every driver andpassenger in California would
wear safety seat felts during every trip in a car,
and
WHEREAS, the Buckle Up For Life Challenge has been extended through 2001 -02, and this
extension will give city governments, comumnity organizations, 6asiness,
industry and labor an additional opportunity to help bring about a significnm
increase in seat heft and child car seat usage, by focusing public attention on on
the life - saving 6enq1ts of these safety devices; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Los Angeles Chapter National Safety Council has invited aft of
Southern California to join in this vital effort to reduce the terrible carnage that
prevails on our streets and highways.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Seat Beach renews its
commitment to the vita[ Buckle Up For Life Challenge, hereby proclaims the remaining
holiday months of 2001 and off of 2002 as
Buckle Up For Life Challenge
andpfedges to make every possi6fe effort to encourage its citizens to buckle up their seat belts
and child safety seats each and every time they travel in a motor vehicle.
iN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of
Seal Beach to be affixed this Tenth Day of Decem6er in the Year Two ThousanbOne.
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Mayor VilGar t Doane
ATTEST:
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Jo me M. Teo, City Clerk