Free child car-seat inspections Jan. 27
Aliso Viejo Police Services will conduct child car-seat inspections on Jan. 27 – a beneficial service designed to educate parents and caregivers about the importance of properly restraining children in vehicles.
The one-hour inspections, which are by appointment only, will take place from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Aliso Viejo-based Corpus Christi Catholic-Christian Church, 27231 Aliso Viejo Parkway. Safe Kids Orange County will have nationally certified child passenger safety technicians on hand to perform inspections and train parents and caregivers how to properly install and adjust car seats. People interested in taking advantage of the service should contact Safe Kids Orange County at 714-532-8631.
Safe Kids Orange County is one of more than 600 coalitions across the country providing this valuable service as part of the Safe Kids Buckle Up program. Since 1996, more than 1 million car seats at more than 45,000 events have been inspected and more than 15 million parents and caregivers have received hands-on training.
The need is evident – as motor vehicle crashes are the leading killer of children under 14.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that roughly 73 percent of all child-passenger restraints – more than 80 percent of car seats and about 40 percent of booster seats – are used incorrectly.
“Under California law, all children under six years old or under 60 pounds must be restrained in an appropriate car seat – whether in the family car, traveling with friends or relatives or in a rental car or taxi,” said Erin Malone, Safe Kids Orange County coordinator. “It’s a parent’s responsibility to make sure a child’s car seat is properly installed and adjusted. We’re here to show you how.”
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