South Holland Mitsubishi Dealership To Host Kids Safety First Program

Sept. 15, 2010 - PRLog -- (South Holland, IL) – September 15, 2010 –  Mitsubishi Motor’s Kids Safety First Program to Conduct Safety Seat Check at Pat Fitzgibbon’s Mitsubishi on Thursday, September 23rd from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.  Roughly 3 out of 4 child safety seats are incorrectly used!  

WHAT:  News conference and child safety seat inspection station:  Certified child passenger safety technicians from Illinois Traffic Safety Leaders will be available to “inspect” the installation and use of child safety and booster seats.  Parents and caregivers will be given one on one instruction on how to properly use their child’s infant or booster seat.

WHEN:  News Conference – Thursday, September 23, 2:00 p.m.
     Child Safety Seat Inspection Station – Thursday, Sept. 23, 2:00-6:00 pm

WHERE:     Pat Fitzgibbon’s Mitsubishi
      113 W. 159th Street
      South Holland, IL 60473

WHY:  Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children 3 to 14 years old.  Each day in the U.S. an average of 4 children are killed in traffic crashes and another 529 are injured.  It is estimated that nearly 75 percent of infant seats are incorrectly used.  When used properly, child safety seats reduce the likelihood of an infant under 1-year old being killed in a vehicle crash by 71 percent and for toddlers 1 to 4 years old by 54 percent.

WHO:  Child automotive safety experts will be on hand for interviews and demonstrations of proper child safety seat and booster sear use.

For more information, contact Pat Fitzgibbon’s Mitsubishi at (708) 333-1060.  Visit the store at 113 W. 159th Street or on the web at www.fitzmits.com.