Keeping Your Precious Cargo Safe

According to the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration, car crashes are one of the leading causes of death for children 1-13 years old. Many of those deaths and injuries could have been prevented if a car seat had been properly utilized. 

National Child Passenger Safety Week will take place Sept. 13-19 and The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning will be putting on events all week to promote car seat safety and education.  

The Office of Highway Safety Planning stresses that children are to be properly buckled in a car seat or booster seat until they are 8 years old or 4-feet-9-inches tall. Children must ride in a seat until they reach the age requirement or the height requirement, whichever comes first.

Upcoming Car Seat Events:

Lansing-

Sparrow hospital- by appointment only
1215 E Michigan Ave
Lansing, MI 48912
Tuesday, September 15
7 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Mickie Kreft- Mickie.Kreft@SPARROW.ORG

Calvary Lutheran Church
6301 W St. Joe Hwy
Lansing MI 48933
Friday, September 18
12:30 - 2:30 p.m. - by appointment only
Mickie Kreft- Mickie.Kreft@SPARROW.ORG

Crippen Auto Mall
8300 W Saginaw Hwy
Lansing, MI 48917
Saturday, September 19
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Mickie Kreft- Mickie.Kreft@SPARROW.ORG 

Michigan State Police Headquarters
333 S. Grand Ave.
Lansing, MI 48933
First Thursday of each month
5 - 7 p.m.
By appointment only
Heather Luebs- 517-241-2798 or LuebsH1@michigan.gov