Free vehicle Seat Safety Check Event Planned Friday, September 25th

Used correctly, booster seats can reduce the risk of injuries among kids between the ages of 4 and 8 by 45 percent, the researchers said.

Day cares and community groups can schedule auto seat inspections through Family Resource Center, and parents can drop by the center on Magazine Street during regular business hours for a check.

The ProRide and Performance Ride auto seats made before June 9, 2015 are being recalled. Nine out of 10 parents switched their kids from a booster seat to a seat belt too soon.

Car-seat registration allows the manufacturer to contact owners directly if there’s a recall and send any needed items for repairs. Those with affected products who registered their vehicle seat will be notified via mail.

New Jersey’s new child safety seat regulations took effect on September 1.

“Basically, if a parent learns how to install their seat right, they’re doing the best that they can to help keep their child alive”, Hubbard said.

“That does not surprise me at all”, said Terri Jones, child-birth educator and vehicle seat fitting station coordinator at IU Health Arnett. TxDOT reminds all Texans that properly restraining their children while riding in vehicles is an everyday, year-round responsibility.

Graco, the USA baby products company, past year announced the recall of 3.7 million vehicle seats due to a buckling issue, CNN reported. Child Passenger Safety technicians will inspect child seats and installation as well as pass out educational materials to parents and caregivers about proper child restraint use.

Motorists caught misusing child seats can face a fine of up to $136, but the price of not taking the extra steps to ensure a child’s safety can be much greater than that.

They are at least 80 pounds.

Auto crashes are the leading cause of death in children ages one to 13.

There is a tether that is supposed to anchor the child into the seat safely and properly that can become detached.