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Free Car Seat Safety Checks

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Car seats can save your child’s life when properly installed and maintained.

where to get a free car seat safety check
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Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children under age 12, and many of those deaths were preventable if the child had been properly restrained.

Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 17-23, 2023, a good time for a free car seat safety check by a certified pro check to ensure that your car seat meets safety standards and is properly installed.

Get FREE car seat safety checks in multiple cities via the Good Neighbor Car Seat Safety Program.  It’s a joint project of Safe Kids Worldwide and State Farm.

In addition to the safety checks, the program includes increased  access to education and resources to help inspire behavior change and create a culture of safety for children and families.

At each event, Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will work with parents and caregivers to help ensure children are buckled up in the right seat, every ride, every time.

Statistics are grim:

  • Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children ages 1-12 in the U.S. (source: CDC)
  • In 2021, one in three children under age 13 who died in a crash were unrestrained. (source: NHTSA)
  • Studies examining misuse among users of child car seats estimate that more than half of car seats are not used or installed correctly. (source: Safe Kids Worldwide)

Here are the cities for FREE child seat safety checks in Sept. 2023 –

Date State City
 9/13/2023 Illinois Bloomington
 9/21/2023 Arizona Tempe/Phoenix
 9/21/2023 Georgia Atlanta
 Oct TBD North Carolina Greensboro
 9/23/2023 Texas Dallas
 Oct TBD Minnesota St. Paul/Minneapolis
 Oct TBD New York Ballston Spa
 Nov TBD Hawaii Honolulu
 10/07/2023 Ohio Newark
 10/10/2023 Nebraska Lincoln
 10/10/2023 Oklahoma Tulsa
 10/18/2023 Missouri Columbia
 10/19/2023 Pennsylvania Media
 10/20/2023 Texas Austin
 10/25/2023 California Sacramento
 Oct TBD Illinois Chicago
 Oct TBD Tennessee Murfreesboro
 11/11/2023 Mississippi Jackson
 11/14/2023 Alabama Birmingham
 Nov TBD Virginia Richmond
 Nov TBD Florida Winter Haven

See a complete list of dates and locations for all Good Neighbor Car Seat Safety checkup events.

“A properly used and installed child safety seat can reduce the risk of injury by as much as 71 percent, but too many families do not have access to the education and safety devices that every child deserves,” says Torine Creppy, president of Safe Kids Worldwide. “We are grateful to State Farm for their commitment to keeping all kids safe. Through their continued support, we look forward to expanding our partnership so we can reach more families, prevent more injuries, and save more lives.”

“As a leader in auto safety for decades, State Farm knows firsthand what a difference car seats make at getting more kids home safely each day,” says Sonya Robinson, Vice President, State Farm Corporate Responsibility. “That experience is why we’re grateful for the opportunity to expand this partnership with Safe Kids Worldwide and give more parents the tools to keep kids safe on the road.”

About Safe Kids Worldwide

Safe Kids Worldwide is a nonprofit organization working to reduce unintentional injuries to children ages 0-14 and build equitable and sustained systems that support injury prevention. Safe Kids works with strategic partners and an extensive network of more than 400 coalitions in the U.S. to reduce traffic injuries, drownings, sleep-related deaths, falls, burns, poisonings, and more. Since 1988, Safe Kids and its partners have contributed to a more than 60 percent reduction in the rate of fatal childhood unintentional injury in the U.S.

  • Learn more at safekids.org.

About State Farm®

For 100 years, the mission of State Farm has been and continues to be to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected, and realize their dreams. State Farm and its affiliates are the largest providers of auto and home insurance in the United States. Its more than 19,400 agents and approximately 61,764 employees serve over 91 million policies and accounts – which includes auto, fire, life, health, commercial policies and financial services accounts. Commercial auto insurance, along with coverage for renters, business owners, boats and motorcycles, is available. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 44 on the 2023 Fortune 500 list of largest companies.

  • For more information, please visit http://www.statefarm.com.

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