How-To-SAFETY is joining Child Passenger Safety Week 2014 and "National Seat Check Saturday" with car seat inspection and installation event in Staten Island. Certified technicians will be teaching caregivers how to choose the right car seats for their children and how to install and use them correctly. How-To-SAFETY announces that car seat inspections and education will be available to the community on Saturday, September 20 in Staten Island, NY. The free event is part of “National Seat Check Saturday” and will include car seat inspections by certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians. Technicians will be on-hand to teach parents and caregivers how to choose the right car seats for their children and how to install and use them correctly. Car seats, booster seats, and seat belts are often used incorrectly. Motor vehicle crashes are a leading killer of children ages 1 to 13 and one child under age 13 is involved in a crash every 34 seconds. No parent wants to ever get it wrong when it comes to their children’s safety. Using age- and size-appropriate child restraints correctly is the best way to reduce preventable deaths. How-To-SAFETY is hosting this consumer education event during National Seat Check Saturday, so parents can come out and know for sure that their kids are as safe as possible when riding in a car. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Seat Check Saturday is part of Child Passenger Safety Week, September 14-20. The week is dedicated to teaching parents and caregivers about the importance of correct installation and use of car seats, booster seats, and seat belts. Parents will also be reminded of the importance of registering car seats with the manufacturer so they can be notified in the event of a recall. NHTSA recommends keeping children rear-facing as long as possible up to the top height or weight allowed by their particular seats. Once a child outgrows the rear-facing car seat, he/she is ready to travel in a forward-facing car seat with a harness. After outgrowing the car seats, children should be placed in booster seats until they’re big enough to fit seat belts properly without help from a booster seat. The safest place for all kids under 13 is in the back seat of the car. How-To-SAFETY’s National Seat Check Saturday is being held at their Staten Island South Shore location, by appointment only. All parents and caregivers can contact How-To-SAFETY for information by emailing at Contact@CarSeatTechnician.com or registering at www.CarSeatTechnician.com/Contact-Us.
How-To-SAFETY is a Staten Island based, health and safety education service, specializing in Child Passenger Safety, offering car seat inspection, installation, and lessons at one of 2 locations, or at your location throughout New York City and parts of New Jersey. For more details please visit www.CarSeatTechnician.com For more information on child car safety, as well as how to find other car seat check events, go to safercar.gov/parents. How to Prepare for the Free Car Seat Check Event
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