Car Seat Safety Inspection

There is a shocking statistic floating around the internet that about 75% (thanks for the correction Sally) of car seats are installed improperly! I don’t know if this statistic is accurate, but it was enough to get me thinking. There are different car seat safety laws for each state and a whole host of car seats on the market. I can’t tell you what car seat to buy – that’s your decision, but I can tell you that there are car seat inspection stations throughout the country. If you think your car seat might be installed improperly (or if you’re like me and just want to be 100% sure it’s in right), there are a few things you can do.
You can call your local fire department or police station to ask if they know where the nearest car seat inspection station is, you can look on your community’s website to see if it’s listed there, or you can access the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration’s car seat inspection location website.
Local town websites are on this blog entry:
Here.
Also, as an update to an earlier & similar entry (Here), the CT car seat law is now 8 years old & 80 pounds. It used to be 6 years and 60 pounds. New York is still 6 & 60, but CT is now stricter.