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Click It or Ticket Campaign Begins August 20 in St. Helens
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2018
St. Helens, Ore. – The St. Helens Police Department is participating in the national Click It or Ticket Campaign beginning Monday, August 20 and extending through Sunday, September 2. The federally-funded overtime enables the St. Helens Police Department to educate the public about safety belt and child seat laws, including the newly passed law increasing safety for children under two.
Motor vehicle crashes continue to lead the nation as the cause of death for children ages one through twelve. In 2016, there were 1,582 children under the age of nine injured in Oregon traffic crashes with five of those children dying.
“Even one death is too many,” said St. Helens Sgt. José Castilleja. The latest estimates show car seats increase crash survival by 71 percent.
A new Oregon law for children under age two requires that they use a child seat with a harness in a rear-facing position, unless the child turned one year of age prior to May 26, 2017. A child over age two or who turned one year of age prior to May 26, 2017, must continue to ride in a car seat with a harness or in a booster until they reach age eight or 4’ 9” in height and the adult belt fits them correctly.
The new law, which extends the rear-facing requirement from the previous age one to age two, will better protect the child’s head, neck, and spine from potential crash injuries. Research has shown that children in the second year of life are five times less likely to die or be seriously injured in a crash if they ride rear-facing. This is because a rear-facing seat spreads crash forces evenly across the seat and child’s body while also limiting forward or sideways motion of the head.
“Our officers will be vigilant for adults not properly wearing safety belts and children not placed in appropriate safety seats or boosters. Buckling up takes only a few seconds and can spare a lifetime of grief. Please buckle up!” said Sgt. Castilleja.
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For further information regarding the Click It Or Ticket Campaign, please contact Sgt. Jose Castilleja at 503-397-1521 or josec@ci.st-helens.or.us.
