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Watch What Happens When You Don't Buckle Up...
Started Feb. 25, 2008
Car Seat Safety Check in Lockhart on 2.29.08
Started Feb. 18, 2008
Buckle Up Lockhart...You are In For a Ride
Started Feb. 12, 2008
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- We are public relations students from Texas State Univeristy who have chosen to implement an event-packed seat belt safety campaign during Feburary in Lockhart. The team's campaign is called "Rock the Belt" and is part of a national competition organized through the Public Relations Society of America. We want to improve seat belt usage and general car safety to the community of Lockhart, targeting children 11-14.
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Accidental injury is the leading cause of death for U.S. children from one to 14 years old. In 2002, 5,305 children died from accidental injuries.
The leading causes of death from accidental injury were motor vehicle occupant injury, airway obstruction, drowning, pedestrian injury and burns.
In 2002, injuries to children ages 14 and under resulted in 233,000 hospitalizations, more than 2.3 million visits to hospital outpatient departments and 17 million visits to physician's offices.
Injuries are the second leading cause of hospitalization and the leading cause of emergency room visits among children under 14.
The annual cost of child injury deaths in United States is an estimated $34.5 billion (U.S. Dollars).
*Information was obtained at www.safekids.org
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Posted on February 25, 2008 at 1:11am —
Only 1 Out of 5 Car Seats Are Used Correctly
LOCKHART, TX– Texas State University-San Marcos students with the “Rock the Belt” seat belt safety campaign are teaming up with Safe Kids Austin, led by the Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, and Glosserman Chevrolet to hold a Car Seat Safety Check-up Event. This free event will be held in the parking lot of H.E.B. located on 403 S. Colorado St. in Lockhart on Feb. 29, 2008 fro… Continue
Posted on February 25, 2008 at 1:04am —
Consumer Reports: Note to Hannah Montana: Seat belts are necessary not an accessory
Many parents would agree that 15-year-old superstar Hannah Montana, a.k.a. Miley Cyrus, is a good role model for kids. But a gaffe in her Disney blockbuster 3-D movie, "Hannah Montana/ Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour" might challenge that opinion.
Why? One scene in the movie shows Miley and her dad, country music star Billy Ray Cyrus, riding in the back seat of a Range Rover on the way to rehearsal for the c… Continue
Posted on February 19, 2008 at 9:14pm —
Car Seat Safety Checks Event, 2.29.08
Why should you attend this event?
To not become a statistic! An estimated 85 percent of children who are placed in child safety seats and booster seats are improperly restrained. Misuse includes, but is not limited to, using an inappropriate seat for a child's age and size, placing an infant under 1 year or under 20 pounds in a forward-facing seat,… Continue
Posted on February 18, 2008 at 1:25pm —
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**Don't forget... Rock the Belt Art Projects are due this Friday, February 15 also!
As you drop your child off at LTX on
Friday, February 8th at
7 p.m.,
come visit the Chevy Safety First Stations located in the parking lot near the gym!
Learn about Chevrolet’s featured safety devices and key safety messages, plus get the chance to win a
FREE GIFT CERTIFICATE donated by Safe Kids Austin!
Friday February 8th!
7-10 p.m.
Bring your “Rock the Belt” pledge card to receive $1 off at entry!
AND
for a chance to enter a drawing!
Also, check out featured Chevrolet sports cars, play games, meet Boko and have fun with friends!