Oro Valley to host car seat inspection event this weekend | Events

An estimated 85 percent of car seats are installed incorrectly.  The purpose of this free event is to educate caregivers about the importance of car seat safety and proper installation.  Certified passenger safety technicians will be on-site to provide one-on-one “hands-on” help with car seat installation.

WHEN:   March 16, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

WHERE:  Oro Valley Marketplace (Tangerine and Innovation Parkway); in the parking lot west of Walmart.

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injuries and death for children under the age of 14, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  Properly installed car seats reduce fatal injury by more than 70 percent for infants and by 54 percent for children through age 4. 

“Research shows that as children age, they are less likely to be in the appropriate child safety seat for their age and weight,” says Kimberly Romo, Safe Kids Pima County, in a recent news release.  Arizona also recently passed a booster seat law which requires children ages 7 or under who are less than 4’9” in height must be secured in a child passenger restraint system.