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PennDOT, PA Traffic Injury Prevention Project, Safety Partners Highlight Child Passenger Safety Week
King of Prussia – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), The Pennsylvania Traffic Injury Prevention Project (PA TIPP), Chester County Highway Safety, and safety partners today highlighted National Child Passenger Safety Week, which runs through Saturday, September 21, with demonstrations on the correct installation of child passenger restraint systems, which could prevent serious injuries when used properly.
According to PennDOT data, 54 children under the age of 8 died in vehicle crashes between 2014-2018 statewide. To help educate the public on how to properly install child safety seats and reduce injuries and fatalities, resources such as training, educational materials, and child passenger fitting stations are available across Pennsylvania.
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 also mandates that children ages 8 through 17 must use a seat belt. Violating this law is a primary offense. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends that children age 12 and under ride buckled in a vehicle's back seat because of the potential dangers associated with air bag deployment.
Parents and caregivers should also make sure harness and seat belt straps are positioned correctly no matter what stage or age your child is at:
• Rear-facing car seat: Harness straps lay flat and fit snugly positioned at or below the shoulder, with the harness retainer clip at armpit level;
• Forward-facing car seat: Harness straps lay flat and fit snugly positioned at or above the shoulder, with the harness retainer clip at armpit level; and
• Belt-positioning booster seat: Shoulder belt is snug across the center of the child's shoulder and chest. The lap belt should be low and snug across the child's hips/upper thighs.
To learn more how PennDOT promotes child passenger safety, visit www.PennDOT.gov/Safety.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Briggs, 610-205-6799
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Editor's Note: Below is a list of free child safety seat check events scheduled in southeast Pennsylvania on Thursday, September 19 or Saturday, September 21. Trained car seat technicians will be available to make sure car seats are properly installed. To view car seat checks for other dates and locations, check the PA TIPP Schedule at http://www.pakidstravelsafe.org/news-events/events.
Thursday, September 19
Delaware County
Middletown Fire Department, 425 S. New Middletown Road, Media, PA 19063
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Contact: 215-590-5437
Philadelphia
PA State Police, 2201 Belmont Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Contact: 215-452-5216
Saturday, September 21
Chester County
Videon Chevrolet, 600 Nutt Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
No appointment necessary
West Bradford Fire Company, 1385 Campus Drive, Downingtown, PA 19335
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Contact: 610-486-6181
Delaware County
Rocky Run YMCA, 1299 West Baltimore Pike, Media, PA 19063
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Contact: 484-840-1000
Montgomery County
Plymouth Fire Company, 1323 Colwell Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428
8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Contact: 215-590-5437
Upper Merion Township Building, 175 W. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Schedule Appointment online at www.umtownship.org/department/public-safety/police
Skippack Fire Company, 1230 Bridge Road, Skippack, PA 19473
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Contact: 610-584-4453
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