To enact these legislative initiatives will take the leadership of those of you in the room tonight to go back to your States and establish the teams you need to move ahead. It may also require you to inspire the leadership of those above you, such as the Governor and legislative leaders in your state. I pledge to you the total cooperation of the National Transportation Safety Board in your efforts. If you need us to come to your State to testify or otherwise participate in your efforts, please let us know. You need not fear failure due to our lack of support.
Law enforcement is critical to increasing both safety belt and child safety seat use.
Higher use cannot be accomplished without people believing that the risk of enforcement is real. North Carolina has shown the risk of a ticket to be real with thousands of tickets issued for nonuse of seatbelts and child safety seats. The statewide enforcement efforts in North Carolina are to be commended. With respect to child passenger safety, I would like to discuss for a minute a matter about which the Safety Board recently issued recommendations. In April 1994, the Board began a safety study on the effectiveness of occupant restraints for children.