TxDOT hosting child car seat checkup events next week

LUBBOCK - As part of Child Passenger Safety Week, the Texas Department of Transportation, along with their safety education partners, is hosting two car seat checkup events in the Lubbock area next week. Parents needing help installing their child's car seat can stop by to see us on Monday, Sept. 16, at the Covenant Pediatric Helicopter "Kite Flite" or Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Safety City in Clapp Park.

Event details are:

Monday, September 16
Covenant Pediatric Helicopter "Kite Flite"
12111 County Road 2500
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Wednesday, September 18
Safety City
4500 Avenue U (Clapp Park)
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Certified car seat technicians will be on-site to teach parents and caregivers how to determine if their child is in the right seat for the child's age and size. Parents are asked to know their child's height and weight and should bring their current safety seat for proper installation.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nationally, 3 out of 4 safety seats are not used correctly. A Texas study found that nearly 9 out of 10 babies and toddlers were riding in safety seats, but more than a quarter of those safety seats were being used incorrectly.

To avoid one of the most common mistakes caregivers make - using the wrong size safety seat-visit TxDOT's Save Me With A Seat website to find the appropriate safety seat for your child's age.