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Pride in Plumsted, the State's
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PLUMSTED POLICE
CHILD RESTRAINT
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View in Spanish
| A MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR |
The safety of your child is a great
responsibility. Each year families suffer the loss of a loved child because of
accidents or negligence. I urge you to do you part in protecting your child.
While it is hard to believe any parent would purposely place their child in
harms way, many do so on a daily basis. Each time they ride unsecured in a
motor vehicle, you subject them possible injury or death. Even the shortest
trip to the store can be costly. Please take the time to review these
suggestions provided by the US Department of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration and the NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety.
Together we can make a difference.
| Automobile Crashes Are The Leading Cause Of Death and
Injury |
It's not just crashes that cause injury and
death among our children: a sudden car stop may also cause serious injury to a
child that is not properly secured in a car. The following suggestions will
help you keep your child safe. bey traffic signals and to know what they mean.
Keep your children buckled at all times. Use the child safety seat
when they are small and the safety belt when they are older.
- Do not allow them to stand in
the car
- Do not carry them in your lap
or in your arms
- Do not buckle up more than
one person with a single set belt
- Do not allow your children to
ride in the back of a pick-up truck
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Law 39:3-76.2 requires
each driver transporting a child under the age of eight years and weighing less
that 80 pounds to secure the child in a child passenger restrain system or
booster seat. The law also makes certain other requirements for front seat
passengers and drivers.
| DO NOT
start the car unless each passenger is securely buckled, and set a good example
by buckling yourself up! |
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS |
Q: Families may have several children. What
can I do to ensure a safe ride for each of my children?
A:Make sure that EACH CHILD is sitting and buckled up
EVERY TIME he or she rides in a car. Get each small child in a child safety
seat that is correct for his or her size and weight, and fasten each of your
older children's seat belts until they learn to do it by themselves.
Q:Child safety seats are expensive. What can I do if I don't
have enough money to get one?
A:Child safety seats
are not a luxury. If you cannot buy one, you may lease or even borrow one. Many
communities provide programs through which you can get them at a low cost or
for free.
Q:My children resist being buckled up. What can I
do?
A:Your children's safety is your responsibility
at all times, especially when they are riding in the car. ALWAYS BUCKLE YOUR
CHILDREN UP, even if they complain. In no time they will get used to
it....Start Now! Remember: IT IS THE LAW.
YOUR
CHILDREN'S SAFETY IS IN YOUR HANDS
BUCKLE THEM UP AT ALL TIMES! |
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