Car Seat Safety Awareness Month
SEPTEMBER =
CAR SEAT SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH
CAR SEAT SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH
Here are some starter safety tips to position your car seat:
Rear-Facing Car Seat
Stage 1: Infant Car Seat
Birth until age 2-4
Stage 1: Infant Car Seat
Birth until age 2-4
Buckle children in a rear-facing car seat with a harness until they reach the maximum weight or height limit of their car seat.
Keep children rear-facing as long as possible. Never place a rear-facing car seat in the front seat.
Front passenger air bags can injure or kill small children in a crash.
Keep children rear-facing as long as possible. Never place a rear-facing car seat in the front seat.
Front passenger air bags can injure or kill small children in a crash.
Forward-Facing Car Seat
Stage 2: Convertible Car Seat
After outgrowing rear-facing car seat and until at least age 5
After outgrowing rear-facing car seat and until at least age 5
When children outgrow their rear-facing car seat, they should be buckled in a forward-facing car seat
with a harness until they reach the maximum weight or height limit of their car seat.
with a harness until they reach the maximum weight or height limit of their car seat.
Booster Seat
Stage 3: Booster Car Seat
After outgrowing forward-facing car seat and until seatbelts fit properly
Stage 3: Booster Car Seat
After outgrowing forward-facing car seat and until seatbelts fit properly
When children outgrow their forward-facing car seat, they should be buckled in a booster seat until seat belts alone fit properly.
Proper seat belt fit usually occurs when children are 4 feet 9 inches tall and age 9-12.
Proper seat belt fit usually occurs when children are 4 feet 9 inches tall and age 9-12.
5 Tips for Buying A Car Seat
1. Types of Car Seats
Rear-facing, Forward-facing and Booster
2. Car Seat Parts
Here are the basic parts of every car seat.
Some car seats also have extra features. Buy a car seat that already comes with the extra features you want.
Some car seats also have extra features. Buy a car seat that already comes with the extra features you want.
3. Read The Label
Before you buy, read the labels on the car seat or booster seat.
Look for weight, height and age limits to make sure the car seat is right for your child.
Look for weight, height and age limits to make sure the car seat is right for your child.
4. Don't Buy Used Car Seats
Never buy a used car seat from garage sales, flea markets, second-hand stores or
online when you don't know the previous owner or the complete history of the car seat.
online when you don't know the previous owner or the complete history of the car seat.
5. Register Your Car Seat(s)
Complete and mail the registration card that comes with your car seat or booster seat.
If you register your car seat, the car seat manufacturer can notify you if there is a safety recall.
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"More than half of car seats are not
used or installed correctly"
- NHTSA
used or installed correctly"
- NHTSA
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your car seat properly installed by a professional
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Paramus, NJ 07652
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Middletown, NJ 07748
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516 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747
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Melville, NY 11747