The importance of keeping our kids safe when they’re passengers is something that we can all agree on. Here at Travall, we’re advocates for Child Passenger Safety Week. I’m sure you’ve seen safety segments on TV and articles in your local newspapers or on the internet in regards to what you can do to help protect your kids. I know my local news is talking about our local National Seat Check Saturday location.
What is National Seat Check Saturday?
It’s a set Saturday of the year where various organizations team up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to check car and booster seat installations. The NHTSA knows that car and booster seats save children’s lives and properly installed seats are a must!
According to the NHTSA’s Traffic Safety Facts from June 2015, child restraint systems (car and booster seats) are often used incorrectly. This includes issues like loose straps, improperly placed clips, cracked plastic and even the wrong seat for your child’s height and/or age. An estimated 46% of car and booster seats (59% of car seats and 20% of booster seats) are misused in a way that could reduce their effectiveness.
That info is straight from their National Child Restraint Use Special Study. I don’t know about you, but that information makes me want to have my nephews’ seats checked out ASAP!
Who should check your seat?
The NHTSA wants you to have your car or booster seat installation checked by a certified technician. (You could train to be one!)
You can find a local technician and/or the Child Passenger Safety Week event near you by visiting this link:
https://www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/car-seats
There will be many local events for National Seat Check Saturday this weekend on Saturday, September 23. The actual number in your area will vary. If you can, we suggest making the time to have your seat/s checked out.
You can also visit this website for more information about getting your car seat checked particularly if it’s outside of National Seat Check Saturday.
http://cert.safekids.org/get-car-seat-checked
Don’t think you know, know you know.
Here are some Child Passenger Protection tips from all of us at Travall.
- Ensure your child’s car seat or booster seat is correctly installed and buckled.
- Children should always ride in the rear seats as it’s safer for them.
- Store all gear in the trunk or cargo area of your vehicle, loose items can become dangerous projectiles in a crash or sudden stop. This includes strollers, diaper bags, backpacks, laptops, and groceries.
- Install a Travall Guard to keep your gear, groceries and other items in the rear of your vehicle where they belong.
- If you’re worried about Fido jumping on the baby or acting as a distraction, a Travall Guard and Divider would be the ideal accessory for you.
We want to make it easy for you to get a Travall Guard of your own so we’re offering 10% off all Travall Guards and Dividers with the code: TRAV10SEPT
Promo code is for US residents shopping on Travall.com only. The expiration date is September 30, 2017 at 11:59pm PST.
