Car Seat Safety Program
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Please call our office at the number below to schedule an appointment with a NHTSA certified tech.
San Diego County Area Car Safety Seat Installation CheckpointsThere are some agencies in San Diego County available to you free of charge. These check points are staffed by trained technicians that will check and help you install your child's car seat to the manufacturer's specifications. These check points are very busy, are limited to one or two a month in various parts of the county, and usually come with quite a bit of a wait time. Pacific Safety Council will offer appointments that work with YOUR schedule. Your appointment time will depend on the quantity of car seats you have. Generally every appointment is for 1 hour in length. Why wait up to three hours to have your child's car seat checked, when you can have a 1-on-1 personal appointment Even if you think you have installed your car seat the right way, have it checked by a trained technician to be absolutely sure! Call for an appointment today! Pacific Safety Council serves the entire San Diego County call 858-621-2313 x110 Today! Pricing: Special Rates are available for groups, please call or email for more information! *Rates subject to change* |
NEW Car Seat Laws Effective January 1, 2012:
* NEW! Effective January 1, 2012, California law requires that all children under age 8 must be properly buckled into a car seat or booster in the back seat.* Children age 8 or older may use the vehicle seat belt if it fits properly with the lap belt low on the hips, touching the upper thighs, and the shoulder belt crossing the center of the chest. If children are not tall enough for proper belt fit, they must ride in a booster or car seat.
* Everyone in the car must be properly buckled up. For each child under 16 who is not properly secured, parents (if in the car) or drivers can be fined more than $475 and get a point on their driving records.
TOP 8 Mistakes made installing a car seat*
1. Seat too loose in the carRemember: from the belt path you should not be able to move the car seat from side to side more than one inch; booster seats are excluded from this rule!
2. Harness straps are too loose on the child
Remember: in a crash the straps will not lock, like an adult seatbelt does
3. Children turned to face-forward too soon
Remember: Now, the American Academy of Pediatrics and National highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is recommending that children remain rear-facing as long as possible for the best possible protection or up to the height or weight limit of his or her rear facing convertible car seat.. Children are 5 times safer riding rear facing so why turn them around too soon?
4. Rear-facing car seat is not at a 45°angle
Remember: small children do not have neck and muscle control or strength.
5. Positioning the retainer clip too low on child
Remember: the chest clip needs to be at the armpit level (on the hard bony rib cage NOT on the soft tissue stomach)
6. Harness straps through the wrong slots
Remember: rear facing at or below and forward facing at or above
7. Not using a booster seat
Remember: seat belts are made for adults not children. The booster seat will give them the boost needed to ensure the adult seatbelt fits the child in the correct position.
8. Using a car seat that has been recalled
(mail the registration card in!)
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