Reps. Lane, Barnett, Brown, Constan, Darany, Denby, Dillon, Geiss, Goike, Heise, Hooker, Huuki, Kowall, Kurtz, LeBlanc, Liss, Poleski, Price, Segal, Slavens and Tyler offered the following resolution:

            House Resolution No. 130.  

            A resolution to declare September 19-26, 2011, as Child Passenger Safety Week in the state of Michigan.

            Whereas, Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death and injury among children; and

            Whereas, Results from CDC's Second Injury Control and Risk Survey (ICARIS-2), a nationally representative survey conducted from July 23, 2001, through February 7, 2003, estimated that approximately 600,000 U.S. children aged 12 years and under rode unrestrained at least some of the time during a 30-day period; and

            Whereas, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and CDC recommend the use of appropriate car or booster seats up to at least age 8 years or 57 inches tall; and

            Whereas, Greater effort is needed to ensure that parents correctly restrain their children on every trip to protect their most precious cargo; now, therefore be it

            Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare September 19-26, 2011, as Child Passenger Safety Week in the state of Michigan. We strive to raise parental awareness about the leading causes of child injury in the United States and how parents can play a life-saving role in protecting their children from injuries.