A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 5656410 AND 5656420, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN CHILDREN MUST BE SECURED IN A CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WHILE TRAVELING IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND THE TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN IN A VEHICLE WITH AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICES, SO AS TO REVISE THE AGE, WEIGHT, AND POSITION OF A CHILD WHO MUST BE SECURED IN A CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM. Whereas, motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of accidental death for children ages one to nineteen; and Whereas, motor vehicle death rate per 100,000 is South Carolina’s 20 as compared to a national average of 10.9; and Whereas, each week approximately one South Carolina child seventeen years of age or younger dies from a preventable transportationrelated incident; and Whereas, a child riding unrestrained in a motor vehicle is the greatest risk factor for death and injury among child occupants; and Whereas, child safety seats, when used correctly, can reduce fatalities by seventyone percent for infants and fiftyfour percent for toddlers; and Whereas, the proper use of age- and sizeappropriate child restraint systems is the most effective way to minimize injuries and fatalities to children. Now, therefore,
A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 5656410 AND 5656420, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN CHILDREN MUST BE SECURED IN A CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WHILE TRAVELING IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND THE TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN IN A VEHICLE WITH AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICES, SO AS TO REVISE THE AGE, WEIGHT, AND POSITION OF A CHILD WHO MUST BE SECURED IN A CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM. Whereas, motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of accidental death for children ages one to nineteen; and Whereas, South Carolina’s motor vehicle death rate per 100,000 is 20 as compared to a national average of 10.9; and Whereas, each week approximately one South Carolina child seventeen years of age or younger dies from a preventable transportationrelated incident; and Whereas, a child riding unrestrained in a motor vehicle is the greatest risk factor for death and injury among child occupants; and Whereas, child safety seats, when used correctly, can reduce fatalities by seventyone percent for infants and fiftyfour percent for toddlers; and Whereas, the proper use of age- and sizeappropriate child restraint systems is the most effective way to minimize injuries and fatalities to children. Now, therefore,
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