The safety of children while traveling is important to us and we know it is for you too. That's why we have specially trained and certified Child Passenger Safety Technician on staff to ensure that your child's safety seat is adequate and properly installed. The best way to keep your child safe in the car is to use the right car seat in the right way.
Hard Facts about Safety in Cars
- Road injuries are the leading cause of preventable deaths and injuries to children in the United States.
- Correctly used child safety seats can reduce the risk of death by as much as 71 percent.
- More than half of car seats are not used or installed correctly.
Maine's Child Passenger Safety Law
Maine's Child Passenger Safety law is one of the strongest in the country. The law requires that:
- Children who weigh less than 40 lbs. must ride in a child safety seat;
- Children who weigh at least 40 lbs., but less than 80 lbs. and who are less than 8 yrs. old, must ride in a federally approved child restraint system;
- Children who are more than 8 yrs. old and less than 18 yrs. old and more than 4 feet 9 inches in height should be properly secured in a safety belt; and
- A child under 12 yrs. old and who weighs less than 100 lbs. is properly secured in the back seat of the vehicle, if possible.
https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/29-a/title29-Asec2081.html
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