The Alameda Police Department is committed to the safety of our children. Children involved in motor vehicle collisions run a great risk of death or serious injury. A properly installed child safety seat can greatly reduce these factors. California law also requires that all children be properly restrained in an appropriate child safety seat until the child is 6 years old OR weighs sixty pounds.
We offer free child safety seat inspections and installations. They are conducted by Car Seat Inspection Specialist Bob Rollins. Mr. Rollins is a 30 year veteran police officer from the City of Berkeley, who is now a volunteer with our department.
Here are a few tips to keep in mind:
- A newborn infant should be in a rear-facing safety seat until at least the age of 2.
- A toddler should be in a forward facing safety seat until the child exceeds the seat’s height and weight limits.
- A child that is too large for a forward facing safety seat should ride in a booster seat. Children usually need a booster until they are about 4 feet 9 inches tall and weigh between 80 and 100 pounds.
- A child seat should never be installed in front of a frontal airbag.
Please join us this Saturday May 18, 2013 from 10AM-Noon for your FREE child seat inspection. Inspections will be held in the parking lot between the Police Department and City Hall (1400 block of Oak Street). NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY.
“In Partnership with Our Community”
