WILMINGTON — Motor vehicle crashes are the top cause of death among children ages 3 to 14, and roughly three of every four child safety seats are improperly used.
That’s the impetus for “Seat Check Saturday,” an event planned for 9 a.m. to noon on September 22 at Legion Stadium, coordinated by the N.C. Department of Insurance (DOI) in partnership with prevention group Safe Kids, which provided those statistics.
The event will be part of a statewide kickoff that will offer participants free safety-seat checks, tips for driving with children, and fun activities for all ages. DOI has teamed with Safe Kids North Carolina and Safe Kids Cape Fear in the event.
Legion Stadium is at 2221 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington.
The event was timed with Child Passenger Safety Week—Sept. 16-22—and communities across North Carolina plan to hold similar seat-check kickoffs Saturday, DOI said.
“As adults, it’s our responsibility to make sure that every ride is a safe ride for children,” DOI Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said in a press release. He is also the chairman of Safe Kids North Carolina.
“Choose an appropriate child safety or booster seat for your child, install it properly and use it every single time your child rides in a car,” Goodwin added.
More information about Safe Kids is available here.
A schedule of related events across North Carolina is available here.
