WHO: AAA Texas, FedEx, City of Houston, Harris County Sheriff's
Department, Baylor College of Medicine, and SafeKids Greater
Houston.
WHERE: Bussey Elementary School (Houston, TX)
11555 Airline Drive
WHEN: Tuesday, October 2, 2007 @ 10 AM
WHAT: Houston City Council Member Adrian Garcia and several Houston
organizations have teamed up in an effort to decrease childhood
pedestrian safety injuries and deaths. The coalition will announce
its educational initiatives for International Walk to School Day, a
day when grassroots safety initiatives in more than 500 schools
nationwide will take place.
WHY: Based on latest research, Houston ranked number 5 among 47 major
metropolitan areas as one of the most dangerous for child
pedestrians.
Child pedestrian injury remains the number two cause of accidental
death among children ages 5 to 14 in the U.S. nationally;
-- with males accounting for nearly two-thirds of all childhood
pedestrian deaths and,
-- African-American children, males, living in high density areas
and residing in low-income households are most at-risk for
these types of injuries.
Contact Information: Contact: Rose Rougeau 713.284.6552 (direct) 1.800.888.5521 (ext. 6552) E-Mail: