Not sure if
you’ve properly installed your child’s car seat? Have your car seat checked or
fitted for free by a Collier County Sheriff’s Office child passenger safety
technician Saturday, Oct. 1.
CCSO will offer
child car seat safety inspections during the NCH Baby Fair 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at NCH North Naples Hospital, Brookdale Center for Health Aging Boardroom,
11190 Health Park Blvd., North Naples. New parents, parents to be and those considering
pregnancy are invited to this free event.
A certified
CCSO car seat technician at the event will work with you to make sure your
child is in the right seat and fitted properly, and that the seat is correctly
installed in your vehicle.
Florida law
requires parents to use a child restraint system. If children are not properly
restrained while traveling in a vehicle, they could easily be injured in a
collision or any other emergency situation.
Florida law requires a child to remain in a child restraint device, car seat or booster
seat until his or her 6th birthday. Formerly only children through age 3 had to be
in child restraints. The statute does provide exceptions.
