HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 05211991 - 91-323 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Proclaiming )
May 20-27, 1991 as "Buckle ) RESOLUTION NO. 91/323
Up, Contra Costa County Week" )
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Health Department's
Prevention Program has secured 4-year funding from the Office of
Traffic Safety to reduce Contra Costa County residents' morbidity
and mortality rates associated with non-use of motorcycle helmets,
seat belts and child car passenger safety seats; and
WHEREAS, every year over 43, 000 people are killed in
automobile collisions and the resulting economic losses exceed $74
billion annually; and
WHEREAS, motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of
death and permanently disabling injuries for individuals under the
age of 44; and
WHEREAS, less than 50 percent of Californians regularly wear
safety belts; and
WHEREAS, the National Highway Traffic Safety Commission has
set a goal of increasing safety belt use to 70 percent by the end
of 1991; and
WHEREAS, research shows that the proper use of lap and
shoulder safety belts can reduce the risk of serious injury and
death by at least 57 percent, and that the proper use of child
passenger safety seats can reduce the risk of death to children by
at least 71%;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Contra Costa, California hereby PROCLAIMS May 20 -
27, 1991 as "Buckle Up, Contra Costa County Week" and ENCOURAGES
all Contra Costa County residents to buckle up whenever they are in
a vehicle, to insist that their passengers buckle up, and to safely
secure their infants and young children in approved child passenger
safety seats.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board members present on this
twenty-first day of May, 1991 .
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
a resolution entered on the minutes of said Board of Supervisors on
the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal
of the Board of Supervisors
affixed this .21st day of May,. 19.91
PHIL BATCHELOR, County
Administrator and Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
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By 00 ,,u,
Deputy Clerk