Missouri State High Patrol Troop G will host a child safety seat inspection from 9 a.m. to noon Friday (Aug. 25) at its headquarters in Willow Springs.
Troop G commanding officer Cpt. Mark G. Inman said troopers will inspect child car seats for proper installation and will be able to provide instruction if needed. Interested people should bring their car seat owner’s manual and the owner’s manual for their vehicle.
“Securing a child in a properly installed car seat when traveling in a vehicle is key to their safety,” Inman said. “The highway patrol maintains a zero tolerance policy on child restraint violations, so make sure your children are restrained in the appropriate child restraint for their age, height and weight.”
The only 100-percent survivable traffic crash is the one that never happens, Inman said.
“Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint,” he said. “Every day as we travel on Missouri’s roadways, we trust that every driver on the road is going to obey the speed limit, pay attention and drive sober.
“Don’t violate that trust.”
Troop G headquarters is at 1226 W. Business Highway 60/63 in Willow Springs.