NTSB -- NTSB TO HOLD PUBLIC FORUM ON CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY IN AUTOMOBILES AND ON AIRPLANES

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NTSB PRESS RELEASE

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 13, 2010

SB-10-35

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NTSB TO HOLD PUBLIC FORUM ON CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY IN

AUTOMOBILES AND ON AIRPLANES

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The National Transportation Safety Board will address the

safety of children traveling in airplanes or in cars when it

holds a public forum on child passenger safety on Thursday,

December 9, 2010.

"American families are on the go, and children today are

frequent travelers almost from the time they are born," said

NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. "Much more should be

done to reduce fatalities and injuries of our smallest

travelers, whether they are in a jumbo jet or their family's

car."

The forum will be geared to providing parents and care

givers information they can use immediately to protect their

children while traveling. The forum will explore current

education and other safety advocacy efforts by non-profit

groups and government, as well as the continuing problem of

nonuse of child seats and seat belts by a significant

portion of the traveling public.

Safety experts from the transportation industry, trade

associations, unions, advocacy groups, and federal

government will be asked to discuss the best approaches for

keeping children safe while flying and riding in cars, how

to increase the use of child seats and seat belts, and the

importance of government data collection on the issue of

nonuse.

The NTSB has issued 33 safety recommendations addressing

child passenger safety; 12 of these safety recommendations

have been or currently are on the NTSB's Most Wanted List of

Transportation Safety Improvements.

The forum, titled "Child Passenger Safety in the Air and in

Automobiles", will be held at the NTSB's Board Room and

Conference Center, located at 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. Parents, care givers, and others interested

in child safety are encouraged to view the forum in person

or by webcast on the NTSB's website, www.ntsb.gov.

Additional information about the forum can be found at

www.ntsb.gov/children.

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NTSB Media Contact: Bridget Serchak

202-314-6100

Bridget.serchak@xxxxxxxx

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