This week is Child Passenger Safety Week, and we want to raise awareness about properly sized and correctly installed car seats. A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association found that while most parents and caregivers believe they know how to properly install their car seats, about half (48%) have installed their child’s car seat incorrectly.
It is recommended that all car seats be registered with their manufacturers in case of a safety recall.
If you need a car seat installed or inspected, please email School Resource Officer/Child Passenger Safety Training Officer Alyssa Bennett at abennett@dighton-ma.gov.
State law requires that all children riding in passenger vehicles be in a federally approved child passenger restraint that is properly fastened and secured according to the manufacturer’s instructions until they are eight years old or over 57 inches tall.
