Hunterdon County offers a Car Seat Safety Program the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at the County Complex off Rt 12 in Raritan township. Below is information and contacts for that program:
Car Seat Safety Program
Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death of children over the age of six months in the United States. The proper use of child car seats is one of the simplest and most effective methods available for protecting the lives of our young children in the event of a motor vehicle crash.
Please make sure that children are properly protected while traveling in a motor vehicle. Only the correct use of child car seats will offer the protection your child needs. So please be aware of the facts listed on this page regarding the proper use of child car seats.
As part of the Fatal Accident Collision Team, the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety has made available a grant for Child Safety Seat Checks.
The 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month
at the
Route 12 County Complex - Hazmat Building
314 State Route 12, Flemington, NJ 08822
from
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Contact Kelsey Marsh at 908-788-1129 or email kmarsh@co.hunterdon.nj.us
Any child under the age of 8 years old and a height of 57 inches shall be secured as follows in the rear seat of a motor vehicle:
- A child under the age of 2 years and 30 pounds shall be secured in a rear-facing seat equipped with a 5-point harness.
- A child under the age of 4 years and 40 pounds shall be secured as described in (A) until they reach the upper limits of the rear-facing seat, then in a forward-facing child restraint equipped with a 5-point harness.
- A child under the age of 8 and a height of 57 inches shall be secured as described in (A) or (B) until they reach the upper limits of the rear-facing or forward-facing seat, then in a belt positioning booster seat.
- A child over 8 years of age or 57 inches in height must be properly secured by a seat belt.
If there are no rear seats, the child shall be secured as described above in the front seat except that no child shall be secured in a rear-facing seat in the front seat of any vehicle that is equipped with an active passenger-side airbag. The aforementioned is acceptable if the airbag is de-activated.
Reference: http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/prosecutor/car_seat_safety.html