Sam Francis
MORE than 80 per cent of child safety seats are fitted incorrectly according to recent research that was carried out by Road Safety GB.
A countywide campaign is being launched to make sure parents are aware of the importance of fitting young children in to their car seats.
The ‘Good Egg’ campaign is being run by Kent County Council and a number of Medway Council road safety teams as part of a national campaign to make parents aware of in-car safety.
Clinics will be held across Kent and will provide opportunities for anyone travelling with a child in their vehicle to speak to experts and to get advice and how to fit child car seats.
Steve Horton, Kent County Council highway safety press officer, is working with the campaign and is hopeful that parents will take notice of the ‘Good Egg’ project “It’s a topic that is close to all of our hearts and working closely with RSGB, we are getting the word out about the importance of child safety seats. We have sent out a number of press releases and used the media as much as possible; the parents need to come along.”
The responsibility for ensuring an appropriate restraint is being used is with the driver if the passenger is under 14 and the fine for not using the appropriate measures is £60.
Kent County Council cabinet member for environment, highways and waste, Nick Chard, said: “It is important that all parents recognise the benefit of using suitable seat restraints. In a crash, even at low speeds, a restraint can mean the difference between life and death”.
A recent study showed that a child is 90 per cent less likely to be killed or injured in a collision if restrained correctly, however, an unrestrained child can be killed or seriously injured or killed in an impact at speeds as low as five mph.
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