Safety Seat Checks at Douglasville Mitsubishi Dealership

Mitsubishi Motors and Kids Safety First

to Conduct Safety Seat Checks at Douglasville Mitsubishi Dealership 

WHAT: Child safety seat educational event:  Certified child passenger safety technicians from Safe Kids Douglas County will be available to inspect the selection, installation and use of child safety and booster seats.  Parents and caregivers will be given one on one instruction on how to properly use their child’s infant or booster seat.

WHERE:           

August 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Douglasville Mitsubishi led by Safe Kids Douglas County

7488 Douglas Blvd.

Douglasville, GA 30135

WHY: Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children 3 to 14 years old.   Each day in the U.S. an average of 4 children are killed in traffic crashes and another 529 are injured.  National data show that 73% of child restraints are critically misused, and last year’s Kids Safety First events saw a 92% misuse rate.  When used properly, child safety seats reduce the likelihood of an infant under 1 year old being killed in a vehicle crash by 71 percent and for toddlers 1 to 4 years old by 54 percent.  Booster seats reduce injuries by 45% over seat belts alone for children ages four to eight.

WHO: Child automotive safety experts will be on hand for interviews and demonstrations of proper child safety seat and booster seat use.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON KIDS SAFETY FIRST:           

Founded in 2004 by two Mitsubishi employees, Kids Safety First is a CA based 501©(3) organization.  The all volunteer, grassroots, non-profit organization provides free automotive child safety materials to police, fire and rescue, hospitals, schools and pre-natal centers throughout the United States.  To date more than 4 million sets of materials have been distributed across the country.