1987-09123-Resolution No. 87-020 Recorded 5/6/1987•
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
A Resolution Declaring May 18 *
Through May 25, 1987, All -
American Buckle Up Week in
Deschutes County. 87- 9123
KEYPUNCHED
MAY 8 - 1987
RESOLUTION NO. 87-020
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WHEREAS, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of
violent deaths for people between the ages of 6 and 50 in the
United States; more than 50,000 in 1980, and 43,795 in 1985; and
WHEREAS, motor vehicle crashes account for ten times more
fatalities than all other forms of transportation combined; and
WHEREAS, safety belts could prevent 40 to 50 per cent of the
traffic fatalities and reduce the number of serious injuries by
45 to 55 per cent; and
WHEREAS, the use of safety belts and child safety seats are
know to be the best defense against the drunk and drugged driver;
and
WHEREAS, the current nationwide economic losses resulting
from traffic crashes exceed $65 billion each year; and
WHEREAS, the A11- American Buckle Up is a nationwide chal-
lenge asking citizens to make safety a lifetime habit by using
child safety seats and wearing a safety belt every time they get
into a motor vehicle; and
WHEREAS, the A11- American Buckle Up, designated for May
18 through May 25, 1987, will give communities and organizations
an opportunity to develop special programs to focus public
attention on the utility of safety belts in saving lives; and
WHEREAS, the All - American Buckle Up provides the opportunity
to increase safety belt usage in the Unites States; now, there-
fore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, as follows:
Section 1. That the Board of County Commissioners of
Deschutes County requests that the citizens of Deschutes County
join in the All - American Buckle Up, and calls upon all citizens
to establish a goal of always buckling up while traveling in
motor vehicles.
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Section 2. That the week of May 18 through May 25, 1987, be
designated A11- American Buckle Up Week in Deschutes County,
Oregon. Wail DATED this _� day of , 1987.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF SCHUT COUNTY, • -•EGON
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ATT ST: • l issioner
Recording Secretary DI "MAi� I , Commissioner
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