Grand Canyon National Park Announces Child Safety Seat Awareness Week

Grand Canyon, AZ - Child Safety Seat Awareness Week is October 20 -24 at Grand Canyon. The week will culminate in a free Child Safety Seat Inspection Station in the Grand Canyon Recreation Center parking lot on Friday, October 24, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Certified technicians from the National Safe Kids Buckle Up Campaign will offer parents and caregivers personal instruction and information on the proper selection and installation of child safety seats. The technicians will also be available to inspect car seats to ensure correct installation.

The goal of Child Safety Seat Awareness Week is to increase community awareness about the significant risk to the health and safety posed by transporting unrestrained children in vehicles and to encourage parents and caregivers to buckle-up their kids. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and disability for children between the ages of four and 14 and are the second leading cause of death and disability for children under five. When correctly installed and used, child safety seats reduce the risk of death by 70% for infants, by 54% for toddlers, and reduce the need for hospitalization by 69%.

For additional information about the Child Safety Seat Awareness program, please call (928) 638-7788.