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Welcome to the OPRC

The Florida Occupant Protection Resource Center (OPRC) was established by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to be a one stop resource center providing equipment/educational/promotional materials on child passenger safety (CPS) seats, safety belts, and air bags to support the services of CPS instructors and technicians across Florida.

HeatStroke

July 31st is Heatstroke Prevention Day

Preventing heatstroke can be encouraged anytime - especially in the Sunshine State. NHTSA and SafeKids will Twitter chat on June 15 and July 13 to raise awareness. Download resources to encourage parents to look before they lock.

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CPS Week

CPS Week 2017 is September 17-23

Events are happening across Florida for Child Passenger Safety Week and Seat Check Saturday. The OPRC calendar will be updated as events are scheduled and reported. Car seats will be available to order for events and several new print items will be available this summer.

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2016 Florida Misuse Data by County

A summary of misuse rates and seats checked throughout 2016 in each Florida county, as turned in by Florida CPS Instructors to the OPRC.

Quick Facts

Florida Statute 316.613: Child Restraint Requirements
FS 316.613 modification for children 5 or younger effective Jan 1, 2015
Florida Statute 316.614: Seat Belt Usage
Trends in 2014 FARS data: a) the high number of unstrained fatalities (safety belts/helmets/child restraints) where Florida ranked 2nd in the nation; b) the high number of fatalities for Florida children through age five in child restraints (121 fatal injuries in child restraints versus 14 not in child restraints), which may show tremendous misuse of child restraints.
NOPUS reports restraint use for children traveling in pickup trucks decreased significantly from 91 percent in 2012 to 76 percent in 2013, as well as safety belt use among child (under age 8) passengers decreased significantly to 88 percent in 2013 from 92 percent in 2012 during weekends.