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For Release: Immediate
Date: May 1, 2000 |
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F/Sgt. Jeff Winstead Phone:(919) 733-5027 (ext. 238)
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For Release: Immediate
Date: May 1, 2000 |
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F/Sgt. Jeff Winstead Phone:(919) 733-5027 (ext. 238)
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RALEIGH - The N.C. Highway Patrol will hold more than 70 free child safety seat clinics statewide during its fourth annual "Buckle In Baby Safely" week May 6-12, 2001. The Patrol and its parent agency, the Department of Crime Control & Public Safety, developed the BIBS program several years ago to inform parents and child caregivers about the proper way to safeguard children while riding in cars.
According to state and national child passenger safety experts, most people put their children in child safety seats when they travel. But data gathered at child safety seat clinics across the country shows as many as 70- to 90-percent of those child safety seats aren't being used correctly.
"Parents want their children to be as safe as possible when they ride in cars, and so do we," said CCPS Secretary Bryan E. Beatty. "But in order for the safety seat to do its job, the seat has to be properly installed and the child has to be strapped in correctly."
The Highway Patrol has scheduled 73 safety seat clinics throughout the state during BIBS week. The object of the clinics is not to find violations and write tickets, but to teach motorists how to properly use a child safety seat.
"In North Carolina, the leading cause of death and serious injury to children after age one is trauma from motor vehicle crashes," said Colonel Richard W. Holden, commander of the Highway Patrol. "If we can get every child secured in a properly-installed child safety seat or snugly buckled into a lap and shoulder seat belt, we will save lives and reduce injuries."
In 1999, 259 North Carolina children under age 14 were killed in motor vehicle crashes. Tragically, 44% of those children were either unbuckled or improperly restrained. Earlier this year, Col. Holden recommitted the Highway Patrol to strictly enforce the child passenger safety laws and called on other law enforcement agencies to do the same. In the year 2000, North Carolina State Troopers wrote 12,360 citations for child safety seat violations. Violators receive two drivers license points.
North Carolina law requires children under 16 to buckle up no matter where they sit in a vehicle, and mandates all children under age five and weighing less than 40 pounds be buckled into a properly installed child safety seat. Safety experts say children under 12 are safest in the back seat and should never ride in the front seat of a vehicle equipped with a passenger-side airbag. Child safety seats should also be appropriate for the size and age of a child.
Troopers recommend parents read the instructions that come with their child's safety seat as well as fill out and mail in warranty information to the seat's manufacturer. That way, if there is a safety seat recall, parents will be notified.
At the BIBS clinics, Troopers will give out BIBS brochures which include a bright, orange sticker. Designed to go on the back of a child's safety seat, each sticker is actually a form for listing vital information about the child. Police and rescue workers would need that information if a child's caregivers were unable to speak due to a crash or illness.
The colorful BIBS brochure outlines the basics for properly installing child safety seats, gives tips on how to use seat belts, and points out the dangers airbags can pose to infants and children. The Department of Crime Control & Public Safety annually distributes BIBS pamphlets and stickers to hospital birthing centers around the state. North Carolina records more than 100,000 births each year making the BIBS education campaign a vital and ongoing project.
BIBS is a cooperative effort involving not only CCPS but also the Governor's Highway Safety Program, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Child Development, and the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center in Chapel Hill.
BIBS week is also National Safe Kids week. Where possible, BIBS clinics will be conducted in conjunction with events being held by Safe Kids Coalitions in North Carolina. A list of BIBS clinics is attached.
"BIBS"
CHILD SAFETY SEAT CLINIC
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DATE |
LOCATION |
CITY |
TIME |
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County |
Date |
Time |
Location |
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Troop A |
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Halifax |
7 May 2001 |
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, US 158, Roanoke Rapids |
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Carteret |
7 May 2001 |
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, US 70, Morehead City |
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Beaufort |
8 May 2001 |
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, US 17, Washington |
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Martin |
9 May 2001 |
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, US 17, Williamston |
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Lenoir |
9 May 2001 |
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
RightWay, US 70, Kinston |
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Craven |
10 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Target, US 17, New Bern |
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Pasquotank |
10 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
K-Mart, US 17, Elizabeth City |
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Dare |
11May 2001 |
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, US 158, Kitty Hawk |
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Hertford |
12 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, Memorial Drive, Ahoskie |
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Troop B |
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Robeson |
2 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Lowe’s/Wal-Mart in Lumberton |
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Robeson |
3 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Lowe’s/Wal-Mart in Lumberton |
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Bladen |
7 May 2001 |
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, Elizabethtown |
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Cumberland |
8 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
K-Mart, Skibo Road, Fayetteville |
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Onslow |
8 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
K-Mart, Henderson Dr., Jacksonville |
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Bladen |
8 May 2001 |
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Bladen Co. Health Dept., Mercer Mill Road, Elizabethtown |
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Brunswick |
8 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, Shallotte |
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Duplin |
9 May 2001 |
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Wal-Mart, Wallace |
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Columbus |
10 May 2001 |
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, Whiteville |
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Cumberland |
10 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, Hope Mills |
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Duplin |
10 May 2001 |
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Wal-Mart, Wallace |
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Harnett |
10 May 2001 |
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, Dunn |
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Onslow |
11 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Target, Western Blvd. Ext., Jacksonville |
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Sampson |
11 May 2001 |
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, Clinton |
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Columbus |
11 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
K-Mart, Whiteville |
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New Hanover |
12 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
UNC-W Trask Coliseum, Wilmington |
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Sampson |
12 May 2001 |
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, Clinton |
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Harnett |
12 May 2001 |
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Buies Creek Elem. School |
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Harnett |
12 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, Dunn |
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Troop C |
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Wake |
7 May 2001 |
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Babies-R-Us, 3501 Capital Blvd, Raleigh |
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Granville |
8 May 2001 |
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, 714 Granville Corners, Oxford |
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Nash/Edgecombe |
9 May 2001 |
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Toys-R-Us, 953 K N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount |
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Wayne |
10 May 2001 |
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Target, US-13 at US-70, Goldsboro |
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Johnston |
11 May 2001 |
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, US-301, Smithfield |
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Troop D |
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Guilford |
10 May 2001 |
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
First Presbyterian Church, 617 North Elm St., Greensboro |
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Chatham |
10 May 2001 |
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, 14215 US 64 West, Siler City |
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Rockingham |
12 May 2001 |
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Tri-City Ford, Highway 14, Eden |
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Troop E |
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Surry |
7 May 2001 |
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, US Hwy 601, Mt. Airy |
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Cabarrus |
8 May 2001 |
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Grace Presbyterian Church, 2007 Stallings Road, Harrisburg |
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Stokes |
9 May 2001 |
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
King Shopping Ctr., West Main Street, King |
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Montgomery |
11 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, NC Hwy 24/27, Troy |
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Troop F |
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Caldwell |
6 May 2001 |
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Gamewell Fire Dept., 2806 Morganton Blvd., Lenoir |
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Burke |
7 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Highway Patrol Office, 260 Enola Road, Morganton |
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Catawba |
8 May 2001 |
11:45 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
St. Luke’s United Meth. Ch., 52 16th Ave. NW, Hickory |
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Wilkes |
9 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, Wilkesboro |
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Catawba |
9 May 2001 |
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, Hwy 70, Hickory |
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Catawba |
10 May 2001 |
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Resurrection Day Care, 2010 Clement Blvd., Hickory |
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Lincoln |
11 May 2001 |
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, US 321 Business, Lincolnton |
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Troop G |
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Jackson |
6 May 2001 |
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Cashiers Volunteer Fire Dept., NC 107, Cashiers |
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Transylvania |
7 May 2001 |
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
K-Mart in Brevard |
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Mitchell |
8 May 2001 |
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Grassy Creek Vol. Fire Dept., NC 226 |
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Clay |
8 May 2001 |
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Ingles Supermarket, US 64 By-Pass, Hayesville |
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Swain |
8 May 2001 |
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Highway Patrol Office, 2650 Gov. Island Rd., Bryson City |
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Graham |
8 May 2001 |
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Ingles, US 129/NC 143, Robbinsville |
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McDowell |
9 May 2001 |
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart Pkg. Lot, US 70 @ US 221, Marion |
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Cherokee |
10 May 2001 |
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Carolina Community Bank, Main St., Andrews |
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Rutherford |
10 May 2001 |
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
WalMart Pkg. Lot, US 74 By-Pass, Forest City |
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Polk |
10 May 2001 |
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Polk Co. Rescue Squad, Peneil Road, Columbus |
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Macon |
10 May 2001 |
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Franklin United Methodist Ch., Main St., Franklin |
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Buncombe |
10 May 2001 |
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Babies R Us, 801 Fairview Road, Asheville |
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Haywood |
11 May 2001 |
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart Parking Lot, Clyde |
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Madison |
11 May 2001 |
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Ingle’s on Marshall By-Pass, Marshall |
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Henderson |
12 May 2001 |
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart in Hendersonville |
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Avery |
12 May 2001 |
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Hardee’s, NC 184, Banner Elk |
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Yancey |
12 May 2001 |
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
First Union Bank, Burnsville |
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Buncombe |
12 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Harry’s Cadillac, 819 Patton Ave., Asheville |
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Troop H |
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Gaston |
7 May 2001 |
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, US 74 West, Gastonia |
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Cleveland |
9 May 2001 |
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, US 74 Bypass, Shelby |
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Hoke |
10 May 2001 |
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
National Guard Armory, US 401 Bypass, Raeford |
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Union |
10 May 2001 |
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Bi-Lo, US 74, Monroe |
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Mecklenburg |
10 May 2001 |
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Babies-R-Us, South Blvd., Pineville |
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Moore |
11 May 2001 |
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Wal-Mart, US 15/501, Aberdeen |
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Anson |
11 May 2001 |
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Wal-Mart, US 74 East, Wadesboro |
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Richmond |
12 May 2001 |
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Richmond Community College, US 74, Hamlet |
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Scotland |
12 May 2001 |
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
K-Mart, US 401 Bypass, Laurinburg |
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F/Sgt. Jeff Winstead Public Information Officer State Highway Patrol
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