32 Hours of Education in Car Seat Safety???

Yup…32 hours is the typical amount of time certified car seat safety inspectors spend learning about the proper way to install and properly use car seats. Which is why it is super important to consult a CCSSI (thats my made-up abbreviation for these people) in order to ensure your child is strapped in as securely as possible…here’s some facts and statistics (I’m sitting at the URI library writing this so if it comes across as “academicy” that’s probably why! I’m in the “zone”) :

-Your baby’s risk of death or injury increases tenfold when your car seat is improperly installed or misused.
-When used correctly, your baby’s odds of surviving a bad wreck increase 71%.
-When you are in a car crash, the force your child bears is equal to the weight of the child times the speed before the crash. So for example if your baby weighs 20 pounds, and you are driving 40 mph when you crash, your baby will undergo 1600 pounds of force in just a second. That force can be fatal.
-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently reported that up to 82 percent of infant car seats are installed incorrectly, increasing the risk of severe injury or mortality if an accident occurs.

So how do you go about getting you car seat inspected if you haven’t already???

Well you could come join us for Bellani’s 2nd Birthday Bash on October 12 from 1-3pm!!!! We will be having a CCSSI in attendance that day!! (Not to mention lots of other fun activities!!!)

However if you can’t join us on the 12th it still is super important to make sure you car seat is installed and is being used properly! By checking out www.seatcheck.org you can type in your zip code and they will give you the location of where you can have your car seat checked! Or you can also call 1-866-SeatCheck!

Have a great week!!!

Maryann