Mayors' Challenge to Buckle Up America

Volume 3, Number 4 - June 2000

Every hour, someone dies in America simply because he or she didn't buckle up. To respond to this tragic statistic, the National Conference of Black Mayors, in cooperation with NHTSA, is challenging mayors to promote seat belt and child seat use through the Mayors' Challenge to Buckle Up America. The Mayors' Challenge will take place between July and December 2000 and focus on increasing seat belt use rates to the national goal of 85 percent by the end of 2000. Awards will be given in several population-based categories to cities with the greatest increase in seat belt use during this period as well as cities with particularly innovative approaches to increase seat belt and child seat use (including the Safe Communities model).

This is a terrific opportunity for Safe Communities programs to partner with municipal governments and promote seat belt and child safety seat use while achieving national recognition for their concern with injury prevention. For more information about the Challenge, call the National Conference of Black Mayors at (404) 892-0127 or visit their website at www.blackmayors.org.

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