REMINDER/Child Booster Seat Law Effective 2002; A Booster Seat is a Holiday Gift That Can Save a Life

    --The Automobile Club of Southern California

WHO:              The Automobile Club of Southern California, the 
                  California Highway Patrol and Orthopaedic Hospital
                  discuss a new state law and distribute gifts that 
                  save lives.

WHAT:             Santa Claus will arrive on an Auto Club tow truck,
                  given a CHP escort to give brand new booster seats
                  to families from Orthopaedic Hospital. Certified
                  installers from the Auto Club and CHP will
                  demonstrate the proper method of installing booster
                  seats.

WHEN:             Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001 at 10 a.m at Auto Club 
                  Headquarters, 2601 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles.

WHY:              Children up to six-years-old or 60 pounds will be
                  required to be in an approved safety restraint
                  according to a new state law that takes effect
                  Jan. 1, 2002. The Auto Club suggests that a
                  booster seat is a perfect gift for any family that
                  has a young child who has outgrown a child safety
                  seat, but is still too small for a conventional
                  shoulder strap and lap belt.