Posted by Laurie_Kight |

If you are shopping for a car and have kids, it's a good time to check your child safety seats to ensure that they work properly and are installed correctly. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration, more than 90,000 children under the age of eight are killed every year in auto crashes. Three out of four safety seats do not pass an inspection for proper installation. Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 21-27, and the NHTSA is hoping to spread awareness of the importance of seat inspection. 

Today, many auto dealers not only help you with buying a car or finding an auto loan, they can also help you properly install your kids' safety seats. Every year more of them send their dealership personnel to certification classes for installing restraints, and hold child passenger safety inspection days at their stores. Fire stations, hospitals and other organizations can also inspect your car seats. The NHTSA has a great tool that allows you to search for inspection locations near you. 

And don't forget booster seats. Research shows that the majority of the 20 million booster seat-aged children (generally kids between ages four and eight) are not properly secured while riding in automobiles.

Posted on: 7/25/2008 at 4:05 AM
Categories: Safety
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