Is your car seat properly installed? Double-check at a free event in Idaho Falls. 

IDAHO FALLS — Do you cognize if nan car spot for your kid is decently installed successful your vehicle? There are immoderate experts that want to thief you astatine a free event.

There’s a “Car Seat Check” arena connected Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. astatine Grease Monkey, 2100 Channing Way successful Idaho Falls. 

The arena brings attraction to Child Passenger Safety Week. Click present to position different events that will beryllium happening connected varying dates successful eastbound Idaho. It intends to amended parents and caregivers astir nan value of protecting kids during each shape of development, including car seats, booster seats, and spot loop use.

According to nan Idaho Transportation Department, past twelvemonth successful Idaho, location were 2,538 crashes involving a kid rider betwixt 0 to 6 years old. A full of 515 of those kids were unrestrained successful nan vehicles. Two children died: 1 was successful a car spot and 1 was not, ITD said.  

Courtney Norman, nan District 7 Liaison for Child Passenger Safety pinch nan Idaho Office of Highway Safety, said she invites parents and kids to study for free. 

“We cheque kiddos’ car seats and make judge they are riding safely successful nan vehicles and that they are secured decently successful nan vehicle. We tin thief instal them correctly and reply questions for parents,” Norman said. 

She said Grease Monkey will besides person burgers, basking dogs, and swag to manus out. Other partners successful nan arena see Little Defenders Inc., Idaho Falls Community Hospital, and Idaho State Police. 

A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study recovered that while astir parents and caregivers judge they cognize really to decently instal their car seats, astir half (48%) person installed their child’s car spot incorrectly, a news merchandise from ITD said.

Norman explained to EastIdahoNews.com what she had seen astatine erstwhile events and what she had been capable to thief with. 

“The child’s harness is twisted and it’s not routed correctly. I’ve seen car seats show up not moreover buckled into nan vehicle, and we’ve had parents propulsion successful pinch kids riding moreover connected their laps,” she said. 

Norman added that location are truthful galore different makes and models nowadays, and sometimes, group don’t person nan correct resources to instal them correctly. That is why she is encouraging anyone to travel out. 

“We person technicians who person gone done three-day courses that are certified nationally that are knowledgable, and we want to stock that accusation and support Idaho’s kids riding a small spot safer,” she said. 

Courtesy Courtney Norman

Courtesy Courtney Norman

Courtesy Courtney Norman