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Nationally Certified Car Seat Inspectors in Whatcom
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Barb Wallace bwallace@lummiislandfire.com |
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Nationally Certified Car Seat Inspector in
Bellingham |
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| Did you know that the #1 cause of injury
and death for children is motor vehicle collisions? Did you know that in Whatcom County we have a 98% car seat misuse rate?
Would you like to learn how to correctly install car
seats and help reduce the misuse rate?
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| Car Seat Inspections Include |
- Inspection of infant, toddler and booster seats. It takes about
20 minutes to thoroughly inspect each car seat.
- Recall information.
- Adjustment of fit:
*The child in the car seat and the car seat in the car*
- Missing Parts:
*Locking clips, harness adjusters slides, retainers*
- Educational Materials.
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Is your child ready for a seat belt? Think Again!
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Every
child needs to be in a booster seat until the seat belt fits right. Typically, seat belts
fit when a child is:
at least 4'9" tall about 8 years old about 80 pounds
New Washington State Law requires booster seats effective July 1, 2002. |
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If you do not live in our
area and would like a car seat inspection click the link below
(Car Seat Inspection Stations)
To book an appointment with one of our
nationally certified inspectors call 758-2411 or complete the request form below.
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Why Car Seat Safety
Is So Important
- Four out of every five kids are not
correctly buckled up while riding in motor vehicles
- Motor vehicle collisions are the number one
cause of death for children ages 1 to 9
- 75% of crash-related deaths and serious
injuries can be prevented by the correct use of a child restraint on every trip
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