Fairfield County Child Safety Check
Friday, September 11, 2009
Did you know that a large percent of child safety seats are not properly installed? If you have a car seat in your car, make plans to stop by this event.
Fairfield County SAFE KIDS will mark the 2009 National Child Passenger Safety Week by holding a free Child Safety Seat Clinic from noon – 4 p.m. on "National Seat Checking Saturday," September 12, at KARL Chevrolet HUMMER in New Canaan.
WHAT: FREE Child Safety Seat Check by Fairfield County SAFE KIDS
WHEN: Saturday, September 12, noon – 4 p.m.
WHERE: KARL Chevrolet HUMMER
261 Elm Street
New Canaan
Families are invited to bring their vehicles (all makes and models), along with their children's safety seats and ideally the children who will use the seats to KARL's New Canaan Chevrolet HUMMER Dealership during the Safety Seat Check on September 12. A certified Car Seat Technician will inspect each seat to make sure it is the right model for the vehicle, properly sized for the age/height/weight of the child, and that it has not been recalled or damaged. The technicians will install the seat properly and show parents how to install it properly themselves.
The whole process usually takes 15 – 20 minutes per car seat.
Suzy Tip: Connecticut law requires drivers to use a booster seat to restrain children who outgrow their car seats until the child reaches age 6 and weighs at least 60 lbs, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends that most children should remain in a federally-approved car seat until they are approximately 80 lbs and 4'9" in height.
Fairfield County SAFE KIDS' mission is to reduce unintentional injuries sustained by children age 0-14. The Norwalk-based nonprofit coalition, formed in 1998, is sponsored by Danbury Hospital. It provides education to the community about proper installation and use of car seats, water safety, bicycle safety, fire prevention and safety in the home. For more information, visit its Web site at www.fcsafekids.org.
Fairfield County SAFE KIDS will mark the 2009 National Child Passenger Safety Week by holding a free Child Safety Seat Clinic from noon – 4 p.m. on "National Seat Checking Saturday," September 12, at KARL Chevrolet HUMMER in New Canaan.
WHAT: FREE Child Safety Seat Check by Fairfield County SAFE KIDS
WHEN: Saturday, September 12, noon – 4 p.m.
WHERE: KARL Chevrolet HUMMER
261 Elm Street
New Canaan
Families are invited to bring their vehicles (all makes and models), along with their children's safety seats and ideally the children who will use the seats to KARL's New Canaan Chevrolet HUMMER Dealership during the Safety Seat Check on September 12. A certified Car Seat Technician will inspect each seat to make sure it is the right model for the vehicle, properly sized for the age/height/weight of the child, and that it has not been recalled or damaged. The technicians will install the seat properly and show parents how to install it properly themselves.
The whole process usually takes 15 – 20 minutes per car seat.
Suzy Tip: Connecticut law requires drivers to use a booster seat to restrain children who outgrow their car seats until the child reaches age 6 and weighs at least 60 lbs, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends that most children should remain in a federally-approved car seat until they are approximately 80 lbs and 4'9" in height.
Fairfield County SAFE KIDS' mission is to reduce unintentional injuries sustained by children age 0-14. The Norwalk-based nonprofit coalition, formed in 1998, is sponsored by Danbury Hospital. It provides education to the community about proper installation and use of car seats, water safety, bicycle safety, fire prevention and safety in the home. For more information, visit its Web site at www.fcsafekids.org.
