Monday, September 14, 2009

National Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 12-18

Did you know that Sept. 12-18 is National Child Passenger Safety Week and that nationwide, motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children? That's according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics.

Washington's Child Restraint Law includes:

- Children under 13 years old be transported in the back seat where it is practical to do so.

- Children up to their 8th birthday, unless they are 4'9" tall (57 inches), be transported in a child restraint system.

- The restraint system must be used according to the car seat AND vehicle manufacturer's instructions.

The Spokane County Traffic Safety Commission has more information on child passenger safety, including information on how to get your car seat or booster seat checked. Here's a link to their website and that info.
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About SRTC

SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.

SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.