Free events in Hull to help parents fit child car seats
Free events will be staged to offer advice about the safe fitting of child car seats.More than half of child seats checked by a safety organisation in Hull last year were found to be incorrectly fitted, the city council said.A series of seven events will be held across Hull from 13 May to 18 November, in order to prevent errors that could result in serious harm in a collision.Councillor Mark Ieronimo, who leads on transport at the council, said: "By providing these free child seat checks, we aim to empower parents and carers with the knowledge needed to protect young passengers."
According to the authority, 59% of seats checked by Good Egg Safety, which campaigns on child safety, were found to be incorrectly fitted. About a quarter had major errors or were incompatible with the vehicle or child, though this figure had fallen from 39% in the previous year.Janis James, the chief executive at Good Egg Safety, said: "Child seats are the most critical pieces of safety equipment we will ever buy for our children or grandchildren and it is so important we get it right."The events will take place at the following locations:13 May – Asda, Hessle Road17 June – Asda car park, Kingswood Retail Park15 July – Asda car park, Mount Pleasant19 August – Kingston Retail Park16 September – Asda car park, Hessle Road14 October – Asda car park, Kingswood Retail Park18 November – Asda car park, Mount PleasantAll events will run from 10:00 to 15:00. They are being supported by Safer Roads Humber, alongside the council and Good Egg Safety.
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