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9/11/2009






REMINDER: Free Child Seat Safety Checks this week as part of Child Passenger Safety Week
BOISE -- Beginning tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 12) and continuing through next Thursday, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) encourages motorists to take advantage of free child safety seat checks being offered at the following locations:
  • Saturday, Sept. 12: Meridian Fire Station #1, Meridian (1 p.m. - 4 p.m.)
  • Monday, Sept. 14: St. Luke's Hospital, Boise, (2 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
  • Monday, Sept. 14: St. Luke's Hospital, Meridian (2 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Sept. 17: St. Luke's Hospital, Boise (2 p.m.) - 6 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Sept. 17: St. Luke's Hospital, Meridian (2 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
Nationwide, motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistics.

Idaho's Child Passenger Safety Law requires that all children six years of age or younger be properly secured in an appropriate child safety restraint every time, every trip.
 
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