February 12-18 is Child Passenger Safety Week

The Scott County Safe Communities Coalition reminds parents not to skip a step when it comes to properly securing children in a vehicle. Child Passenger Safety Week is February 12-18.

In Minnesota, based on 2004 safety clinic observations, 78 percent of child safety seats were used incorrectly. The three most common mistakes are incorrect restraint for the child, loose harness, and loose installation of the restraint in the vehicle.