PennDOT, Police Safety Partners to Mark National Child Passenger Safety Week in the Philadelphia Region with Free Seat Checks

PennDOT, Police Safety Partners to Mark National Child Passenger Safety
Week in the Philadelphia Region with Free Seat Checks

9/16/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania
State
Police (PSP) are encouraging motorists to participate in free child
passenger
safety seat checkups across the greater Philadelphia region as the agencies

mark National Child Passenger Safety Week on Sunday, September 18, through
Saturday, September 24.

PennDOT funds resources such as training and educational materials for
child
passenger fitting stations across Pennsylvania designed to teach parents
the
proper installation and use of child safety seats.

Pennsylvania Child Passenger Safety Protection Law requires all drivers to:


• Secure infants and children under 8 years of age in an approved child
restraint/booster when the child is riding anywhere in the motor vehicle,
including the cargo area;
• Secure children younger than 2 years of age in a rear-facing child
passenger
restraint system, to be used until the child outgrows the maximum weight
and
height limits designated by the car seat manufacturer; and
• Secure children 4 years of age or older but under 8 years of age in a
seat
belt system and an appropriately fitting child booster seat.

Pennsylvania's Safety Belt Law mandates that:

• Children ages 8 through 17 must use a seat belt. Violating this law is a
primary offense;
• Drivers under 18 years of age may not operate a motor vehicle in which
the
number of passengers exceeds the number of available safety seat belts in
the
vehicle. Violating this law is a primary offense; and
• Drivers and front-seat passengers age 18 and older are properly
restrained.
Violating this law is a secondary offense.

Because of the potential dangers associated with air bag deployment,
children
ages 12 and under should always ride buckled in a vehicle's back seat.

The State Police Bureau of Patrol also offers the following tips:

• Read and follow the car seat and vehicle manufacturers' instructions;
• Use the car seat's seat belt or LATCH system to secure the child
restraint to
the car;
• Fill out and return the registration card for your seat so you'll know if
it
is recalled because of a problem;
• Make sure the seat's harness fits snugly; and
• Use a tether strap if the seat requires it.

Below is a list of free child safety seat check events scheduled in
southeast
Pennsylvania on Sunday, September 18 through Saturday, September 24.
Trained
car seat technicians will be available to make sure car seats are properly
installed. The media is invited to publish this list in advance and cover
these
events:

Sunday, September 18

Montgomery County

PSP Skippack Barracks, 2047 Bridge Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473
8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Contact: 610-584-2832

Monday, September 19

Bucks County

Doylestown Hospital, 595 West State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Contact: 215-345-2121

Delaware County

PSP Media Barracks, 1342 West Baltimore Pike, Media, PA 19063
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Contact: 484-840-1000

Montgomery County

PSP Skippack Barracks, 2047 Bridge Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473
6:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Contact: 610-584-2832

Philadelphia

Philadelphia Fire Department Engine 22, 3270 Comly Road, Philadelphia, PA
19154
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Online appointments: www.chop.edu/kohlschildsafety

Wednesday, September 21

Chester County

Paoli Hospital, 255 West Lancaster Avenue, Paoli, PA 19301
9:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Contact: 610-906-2711

Avondale Fire Company, 23 Firehouse Way, Avondale, PA 19311
2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Contact: 610-268-2022

West Bradford Fire Company, 1385 Campus Drive, Downingtown, PA 19335
2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Contact: 610-486-6280

Thursday, September 22

Chester County

West Goshen Police Department, 1025 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Contact: 610-906-2711

Montgomery County

Battalion 1 Fire Station, 325 Stump Road, Montgomeryville, PA 18936
8:30 AM to 3:00 PM.
Online appointments: www.chop.edu/kohlschildsafety

Friday, September 23

Delaware County

PSP Media Barracks, 1342 West Baltimore Pike, Media, PA 19063
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Contact: 484-840-1000

Saturday, September 24

Chester County

Kelly Chevrolet, 600 Nutt Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Contact: 610-344-5557

Montgomery County

Upper Frederick Township Building, 3205 Big Road, Obelisk, PA 19492
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Contact: 610-584-2832

Philadelphia

AAA Insurance and Travel Center, 1601 South Columbus Boulevard,
Philadelphia,
PA 19148
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Online appointments: www.chop.edu/kohlschildsafety

For more information on car seat safety and to get a list of state police
car
seat safety inspection locations and dates, click on the "Public Safety"
link
at www.psp.state.pa.us.
To view a list of PennDOT-supported car seat checks and see how PennDOT
promotes child passenger safety, visit www.penndot.gov/safety.

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