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What is the leading killer of kids in China? If you have driven on the roads or even observed from the back seat in a taxi, you can probably guess: traffic accidents. Due to these accidents the lives of 18,500 children in China are cut short each year—that is more than 50 kids every day!

Join us on Tuesday evening, April 24 from 7-9pm to learn about the importance of child safety seats and receive hands-on training on how to properly install and fit to a child. The event is FREE and open to anyone who cares about child road safety. Bring your friends and especially parents and children under the age of 12 years old.

The highest proportion of child traffic deaths are auto passengers, and up to 80% of these deaths could be prevented if the child is properly secured in a child safety seat. Unfortunately, the usage rate of child safety seats in China is less than 1%, compared to more than 95% in Western Europe.

Yet using a child safety seat is not enough; it must be an appropriate model for the child’s weight and height, properly installed, and correctly fitted to the child. A recent study by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHSTA) in the USA found that up to 75% of child safety seats were improperly installed.

The Save Kids Lives service project, organized by the Fresh Start Rotary Club of Shanghai, with support from Rotary clubs across China, Asia, Europe and North America is focused on child road safety in China, and provides training and education on the importance and proper usage of child safety seats to save kids lives.

Apr 24, 2018

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (GMT+8)

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Mingjian Office
12F Asionics Hi-Tech Building, 6 Lane 1279 Zhongshan West Rd, 中山西路1279弄6号国峰科技大厦12楼
Shanghai, China

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  • James Feldkamp (Co-founder & CEO of MingJian)

    James Feldkamp

    Co-founder & CEO of MingJian

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