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The majority of children’s car seats are installed improperly, which can lead to death or injury in a collision.
Car seat safety Checkup
FI R
E D E P A R T M
E NT
CI T
Y O F T H O R N T ON
2018 Car seat safety checkups:
• Rear-facing infant or convertible restraints should be used until a child is at least one year-old and weighs at least 20 - 30 pounds.
• Never put an infant in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger air bag! Infants must ride in the back seat facing the rear of the vehicle. This offers the best protection for your infant’s neck. It’s safest to keep infants rear-facing until at least two years old.
• Forward-facing convertible or toddler restraints should be used for children over age one and 20-40 pounds.
• Belt-positioning boosters should be used from the time a child weighs 40 pounds/less than 57 inches.
• A shoulder belt should never be placed behind or under the arm of a child. Lap and shoulder belts should be used on children older than eight, and more than 57 inches tall, (4’9”.)
• Children under the age of 13 should ride in the back seat.
How’s Your Car Seat Safety IQ?
Thornton Fire Station #5 14051 Colorado Boulevard Thornton, CO 80602
Visit www.carseatscolorado.com for other car seat event dates and locations.
The Thornton Fire Department can help with a complete check-up of your child’s car seat.
A certified child passenger safety technician will check for over-all safety, correct installation and proper fit of your child in the seat.
8:30-11:30 a.m.April 19 May 17 June 21 July 19 August 16 September 20 October 18
Evenings 4-7 p.m.May 22 June 5 July 24 August 21 September 4
Saturdays 8:30-11:30 a.m. June 30 July 14 August 11
To make an appointment, visit https://cityofthornton.setmore.com or
call 720-872-6092 for more info.
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bor
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til
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irthd
ay
Reg
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ess
of w
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ildre
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der 1
yea
r old
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d to
be
in a
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sec
ured
in
the
back
sea
t of t
he v
ehic
le.
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trai
n yo
ur in
fant
in a
rea
r-fa
cing
sea
t as
long
as
pos
sib
le fo
r th
e b
est
pro
tect
ion
in a
cra
sh. “
Con
vert
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pe
car
seat
s al
low
chi
ldre
n to
rid
e re
ar-f
acin
g u
ntil
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5 p
ound
s.
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and
3
year
s ol
d
Chi
ld m
ust b
e at
leas
t 20
poun
ds to
sit
in a
forw
ard-
faci
ng s
eat.
The
seat
that
is
used
mus
t be
used
cor
rect
ly
and
follo
w th
e w
eigh
t/hei
ght
limits
acc
ordi
ng to
the
man
ufac
ture
r’s in
stru
ctio
ns.
Res
trai
n yo
ur c
hild
in a
“5-
poi
nt”
harn
ess
syst
em u
ntil
they
are
at l
east
40
pou
nds
or to
up
per
wei
ght
lim
it of
sea
t. K
eep
chi
ld r
ear-
faci
ng a
s lo
ng
as c
ar s
eat a
llow
s (a
t lea
st 2
yea
rs o
ld).
Use
up
per
-tet
her
stra
ps
whe
re
app
licab
le (
refe
r to
you
r ca
r se
at a
nd v
ehic
le’s
ow
ner’
s m
anua
l for
m
ore
info
rmat
ion)
.
4, 5
, 6 a
nd 7
ye
ars
old
Cor
rect
use
of c
ar s
eat o
r b
oost
er s
eat.
Follo
w u
pp
er
wei
ght
lim
it ac
cord
ing
to
man
ufac
ture
r’s
inst
ruct
ions
.
Reg
ard
less
of a
ge,
res
trai
n yo
ur c
hild
in a
car
sea
t or
boo
ster
sea
t unt
il th
ey
are
abou
t 57”
(4’
9”).
A c
hild
’s h
eig
ht is
the
bes
t pre
dic
tor
of p
rop
er s
eat
bel
t fit.
8 un
til 1
6th
birt
hday
Cor
rect
use
of b
oost
er
seat
or
seat
bel
t. Fo
llow
up
per
wei
ght
lim
it of
b
oost
er s
eat a
ccor
din
g to
m
anuf
actu
rer’
s in
stru
ctio
ns.
The
child
sho
uld
be
able
to s
it b
ack
agai
nst t
he s
eat b
ack
with
kne
es b
ent
natu
rally
at t
he e
dg
e of
the
seat
, the
sho
uld
er b
elt c
omfo
rtab
ly c
ross
ing
th
e sh
ould
er b
etw
een
the
neck
and
arm
, and
the
lap
bel
t low
on
the
hip
s,
touc
hing
the
thig
hs. C
hild
ren
und
er 1
3 sh
ould
sit
in th
e b
ack
seat
onl
y.
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afet
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voca
tes
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ude
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eric
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of P
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s, th
e N
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nal H
ighw
ay T
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c S
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dm
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ion
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e K
ids
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r-Fa
cing
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ar S
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r or
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rwar
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acin
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ar S
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ard
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ing
Car
Sea
t or
Boo
ster
Sea
t
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ster
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t or
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and
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houl
der
Sea
t B
elt