Safe Kids Buckle Up - Child Passenger Safety

The single most important thing you can do to protect your children is to buckle them up properly, every time. It works: from 1975 through 2002, an estimated 6,567 child lives were saved by the use of safety seats or adult belts.

Child safety seats, when correctly installed and used, reduce the risk of death by up to 71 percent for infants and 54 percent for children ages 1 to 4. They also reduce the need for hospitalization by 69 percent for children ages 4 and under. But finding the right seat can be confusing. It's important to use a seat that is appropriate for your child's age and size, and that fits properly in your vehicle.

Car Seat Guidelines

The Safe Kids Buckle Up program offers child safety seat checks in communities across the country. Certified child safety seat technicians help with proper seat installation and fit.

Car Seat Events

Safe Kids Springfield offers car seat education and assistance with installation by appointment only. Call 417-869-2121 to make your appointment. Safe Kids also offers car seat check up events on the second Saturday of each month in varying locations. Click here to see upcoming car seat check up events.

Car Seat Technicians

For a complete list of car seat technicians in the Safe Kids Springfield coverage area, click here.

 Safe Kids Springfield is the proud owner of a 2005 Chevy Express Mobile Check Up Van that is equipped to reach parents all over the region with child passenger safety information.

Van—Year 1 in Review--Power Point Presentation

See what Safe Kids and the mobile car seat check up van has done in year one

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