Buckle Up!

[preshi]

Remember or Be Remembered

Thats what our Traffic Billboard said this morning... slowed down traffic a ton but it gave me chills....

Please remember.

 

[Erika Sanderson]

Thankyou. I'm ashamed to admit that in the holiday rush this morning, I did not buckle up.
That's a good slogan "Remember or Be Remembered".
Yikes.

 

[DonnaS]

And also remember to properly secure your little ones.

Preshi, remember the storm the weekend before last? We were out running errands and saw a lady holding her toddler on her lap. It worries me enough when driving conditions are safer, but during that storm...

 

[preshi]

What a crazy (insert word I can't say here) That always makes me want to call the police. I guess she doesn't value the kids life very much.... poor little baby.

 

[DonnaS]

I remember seeing a phone number to call and they would send a letter warning them-- but I didn't write it down. I wish I had.

 

[Snow White]

Thanks for the reminder!!

 

[preshi]

This is over now....but they should have it all the time!

National Safety Council on Monday announced a one-week nationwide effort to identify and warn so-called "deadbeat drivers" who break the law by leaving children unbuckled in vehicles.

Through May 29, people who notice an unbelted child can call a national hot line and leave a message about the vehicle or a name and address of someone they have seen routinely allowing their children to ride without seat belts.

The hot line number is 1-800-764-5755.

"People tell us all the time how frustrated and powerless they feel when they see an unbuckled child riding in a car," NSC President Gerard Scannell said in a news release. "This week, by calling the council's toll-free hot line, there is something they can do to help children in danger."

Drivers identified on the hot line will receive a letter in the mail warning them about the dangers of letting children ride unrestrained. They will not receive a citation, and the NSC says it will not share their names or addresses with law enforcement agencies.

However, police around the country do plan to step up enforcement of child seat belt laws this week. The crackdown is timed to coincide with Memorial Day, the traditional start of the summer driving season.

All 50 states have laws requiring that children in passenger cars be restrained, but the exact provisions differ from state to state. In 17 states and the District of Columbia, drivers can be pulled over for not wearing a seat belt.

The "deadbeat" hot line is part of the safety council's annual Operation ABC (America Buckles Up Children) Mobilization. In past years the program has led to a decline in child fatalities, the council says.

The hot line does not infringe on anyone's right to privacy, according to Scannell, who says similar hot lines have been tried in more than a dozen states and localities.

 

[browneyes]

Thanks for the reminder Meagan.

 

[catsrule]

I always buckle-up.