US Motorists Being Pulled Up For Child Safety Seat Violations

Authorities and Police are coming together to assist parents get it right for the sake of many susceptible kids being caught up in traffic accidents, or by being burned by the seat itself

KimaTV has reported that hundreds of motorists are stopped in the Yakima and Sunnyside districts every year for being suspected of not buckling up their kids correctly. The figure is really down from last year, though it's still an issue that needs to be handled, according to regional authorities, who state that officers are on the watch for lawbreakers, with hundreds of regional parents not restraining their kids or who are allowing them to sit in the front seat, while still under age.

Washington State Patrol Trooper, Sarah Clasen, states that she has inspected over a dozen motorists each day. She says... "A lot of people think, well, I'm an excellent driver, but there's a lot of truly bad motorists around you that you think you'd wish to protect your children from." The regional authorities have actually confirmed that Troopers pulled over 483 motorists suspected of infant restraint offenses in 2014 in Yakima and Sunnyside patrol areas, though these number's are down from the more than 600, recorded in 2014.

According to KimaTV, what the numbers don't reveal, is that there are a lot more kids than the total inspections carried out. Clasen recalled her worst case situation, saying... "There were about 6 kids on the rear seat, on the back bench, with kids sitting on children's laps, not a single seat belt on among them, and they were all probably under the age of 8. A lot of people simply forget since their child is no longer in a car seat, but that doesn't imply they can still ride in the front of the auto."

Yakima Police Department Community Services Officer and Child Passenger Security Technician Amy Hayes, states that any parent expecting a child or any motorist that has received a ticket for not correctly utilizing a vehicle safety seat, ought to call them and enable them to check out their safety seats." She said... "If you can not pay for a safety seat, you're expecting, as well as on Medicaid, then assistance may be available, as some may qualify for a free car safety seat through the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Center First Steps Program."

Further afield, and Walb news has reported that Dawson Police are hosting car seat security workshops, with authorities wanting to make certain parents are using their car seats appropriately. The report has confirmed that they hosted a safety seat security seminar for households at their precinct, where they discussed the importance of restraining children in car seats when it comes to a crash, and showed parents how to appropriately install a safety seat. Officer Sunny Wallace, spokesman for the Dawson Police department, said... "The law states a child needs to be rear faced up till a minimum of one year of age, or weighing twenty pounds, but we do encourage a minimum of two years old, as it's 5 times safer to keep them rear faced up until that age." Officer Wallace has also urged parents to keep their children in a 5 point harness car seat, and a booster seat up until they have the ability to use an adult seat belt.

News concerning car safety seats has also come to light about the threats of seats overheating when left under direct sunshine, which can then trigger awful burns and scolding to their young travelers. A current Japanese research study discovered that a safety seat can reach temperature levels of as much as 150 degrees centigrade when exposed to direct sunshine, and recommend that parents needed to make use of a safety seat sunshade to protect the safety seat when it came to being left exposed to the heat of the sun.

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