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Susquehanna
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Children
Are Really Everything!!! |
For those of us who are
parents, our children are really everything. For those of us who are not
parents, children are really everything in our future. We are all
responsible for the future of our children. Susquehanna Township Police
Department has taken an additional step to protect our children. We have
developed the We C.A.R.E. Program, Children Are Really Everything!
This program's mission is to protect our children by educating, inspecting and
enforcing child safety seat use and by educating and enforcing seatbelt use for
everyone.
Infant seats, convertible
seats, booster seats, forward facing, rear facing, vehicle compatibility,
harnesses, tethers, anchor systems, at what age should my child be
restrained by just a seatbelt? Are you confused????
In Pennsylvania, all drivers
transporting children, ranging in age from birth to age 4, are responsible to
restrain those children in an approved child passenger restraint system.
Infants from birth to age 4 must be in an approved safety seat. The seat
may be in any seating position equipped with a seatbelt in the vehicle.
The safest position is in the middle of the back seat. Drivers can be
stopped for this as a primary violation.
Each driver and front seat
passenger operating a passenger car, Class I and II truck or motor home, in
Pennsylvania, shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened seatbelt. The
driver of a passenger automobile shall secure or, cause to be secured with a
seatbelt, any child over the age of 4 and under the age of 18, riding in the
front seat. Children 12 and under should ride buckled up in a rear seat.
Small children should ride in a rear seat , in child safety seats approved for
their age and size.
The Susquehanna Township
Police Department will be providing educational programming to parents, child
care providers, health professionals, and others, concentrating on the dynamics
of a crash and the importance of the use of a correct restraint system. We
will provide technical assistance in the correct selection of the child safety
seat, correct securing of the child in the seat, correct installation of the
seat, recalls, and a look at after market accessories during Child Safety
Seat Inspection Days. Our certified technicians will check your child
safety seat by appointment on designated days each month. For those of you
with a seat with tethers or a vehicle with the new LATCH system, we can show you
the correct way to use these systems for maximum effectiveness. We will be
distributing identification stickers for use on your child safety seat in case
of a crash.
Please contact Sgt Tim
Karchnak at 717-909-9261 to set up an appointment to have your child restraint
system inspected or to set up educational programming for your office, school or
organization. You may also contact her via email at tkarchnak@susquehannatwp.com
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Our scheduled inspection day is the first Thursday of each
month. Other times may be available, but please call to schedule an
appointment.
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