The majority of children’s car seats are installed improperly, which can lead to death or injury in a collision.

Car seat safety Checkup

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2018 Car seat safety checkups:

• Rear-facing infant or convertible restraints should be used until a child is at least one year-old and weighs at least 20 - 30 pounds.

• Never put an infant in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger air bag! Infants must ride in the back seat facing the rear of the vehicle. This offers the best protection for your infant’s neck. It’s safest to keep infants rear-facing until at least two years old.

• Forward-facing convertible or toddler restraints should be used for children over age one and 20-40 pounds.

• Belt-positioning boosters should be used from the time a child weighs 40 pounds/less than 57 inches.

• A shoulder belt should never be placed behind or under the arm of a child. Lap and shoulder belts should be used on children older than eight, and more than 57 inches tall, (4’9”.)

• Children under the age of 13 should ride in the back seat.

How’s Your Car Seat Safety IQ?

Thornton Fire Station #5 14051 Colorado Boulevard Thornton, CO 80602

Visit www.carseatscolorado.com for other car seat event dates and locations.

The Thornton Fire Department can help with a complete check-up of your child’s car seat.

A certified child passenger safety technician will check for over-all safety, correct installation and proper fit of your child in the seat.

8:30-11:30 a.m.April 19 May 17 June 21 July 19 August 16 September 20 October 18

Evenings 4-7 p.m.May 22 June 5 July 24 August 21 September 4

Saturdays 8:30-11:30 a.m. June 30 July 14 August 11

To make an appointment, visit https://cityofthornton.setmore.com or

call 720-872-6092 for more info.

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