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No. 85 - 70
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
ENDORSING A MANDATORY SAFETY BELT USE LAW FOR
FLORIDA AND URGING THE StrATE LEGISLATURE TO
CONSIDER SAME AT ITS NEXT SESSION.
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WHER~. the Florida Coalition for Auto Safety Now is a non-
profit organization working to educate the public about the ef(ective-
ness of safety belts as a life saving device in automobile accidents;
and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that safety belt use can decrease deaths
and incapacitating injuries by fifty per cent; and
WHEREAS, States who have a mandatory use law, such as the State
of New York, have already demonstrated a reduction in deaths and
injuries;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
IN SESSION DULY AND REGULARLY ASSEMBLED, AS
FOLLOWS:
1. That the City Commission urges the Florida State Legislature
to consider-passage'of',a mandatory safety belt use lawfor:Florida
at its next session.
2. That a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Pinellas
County Legislative Delegation requesting their consideration of .
this legislation.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th
day of August, A.D. 1965.
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Rea. 85-70
8/15/85
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