Child Passenger Safety Week this Week

THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE IS PROMOTING NATIONAL CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK THIS WEEK AND IS ENCOURAGING CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL SEAT CHECK SATURDAY. TENNESSEANS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING SHOULD VISIT WWW.CARSEATSAFETY.KIDS TO FIND NEARBY FITTING STATIONS AND SEARCH FOR LOCAL CAR SEAT CHECK EVENTS. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL AND AAA MOUNTAIN WEST GROUP: • 58 PERCENT OF REAR-FACING CAR SEATS ARE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. • 78 PERCENT OF FORWARD-FACING CAR SEATS ARE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. • 90 PERCENT OF CHILDREN USING LAP-AND-SHOULDER BELTS SHOULD STILL BE IN A FORWARD-FACING CAR SEAT OR BOOSTER SEAT. • BY VISITING WWW.CARSEATSAFETY.KIDS, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ACROSS TENNESSEE CAN SEARCH FOR LOCAL RESOURCES. MORE EVENTS ARE BEING ADDED DAILY.

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