Cambridge Police to Conduct Car Seat Checks and Installations

As part of National Traffic Safety Week (September 13-19) and National Seat Check Saturday (September 19), the Cambridge Police Department will be conducting child seat inspections and installations at this Saturday’s Area IV Pride Day and next Saturday’s Danehy Park Family Day. In order to have a child’s car seat inspected or installed, residents need to make a reservation prior to the event. Each inspection or installation will be handled by a certified police officer and will take approximately 45 minutes. 

Seat Inspection/Installation Dates/Times:

• Area IV Pride Day on Saturday, September 12^th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Columbia Street.
• Danehy Park Family Day on Saturday, September 19^th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Community members will also have the option to make reservations by e-mailing childseats@cambridgepolice.org, visiting http://www.cambridgema.gov/cpd/contactforms/childseats or calling 617-349-4365. Cambridge Police will also be making reservations at PARK(ing) Day on Friday, September 18^th from 9-2 p.m. in Porter Square.

Safety seat inspections or installations are free and open to the public on a reservation basis. 

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths for children ages 14 and under. Child safety seats, when correctly used, are 71% effective in reducing the risk of death for infants and 54% for toddlers in a crash.