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Sign Up For Free Car Seat Check With Riley Physicians

Last updated on Friday, October 13, 2017

(BLOOMINGTON) - Riley Physicians, in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and
the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, is offering free car seat safety checks to parents, guardians, grandparents,
childcare providers and anyone who drives children in a vehicle.

"The top five areas where we see problems at these car seat checks are harness slot choice, chest clip placement,
harness tightness, accessories and car seat appropriateness," said Jennifer Hacker, Child Passenger Safety
Technician. "Our technicians take into account the specific car, car seat and child during their Car Seat Safety
Checks."

Each inspection can take 30 minutes and includes access to valuable information and resources to help keep your
child safe. Please bring the following items to your car seat check:

Call your Riley Physicians office to schedule:

Riley Physicians car seat checks are performed in Bloomington, Bedford and Martinsville:

  • Northern Monroe Fire Territory, 5081 N. Old State Rd. 37, Bloomington

  • 1500 Clinic Dr., Bedford

  • Martinsville Fire Department, 160 W. Morgan St., Martinsville (in conjunction with IU Health Southern

  • Indiana Physicians Women's Health)

  • All children less than eight years of age are required by Indiana's child passenger safety law to be properly
    restrained in a federally approved child restraint system, and children from eight to 15 years-of- age need to be
    properly restrained in a child restraint or seat belt. Children 13 years-old and younger should ride in the back seat.
    For more information on Indiana's child passenger seat law, please visit: http://www.in.gov/cji/2383.htm.

    For a complete list of child seat inspection stations by county offered throughout the state, visit: http://www.childseat.in.gov. To learn more about IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians, please visit:
    iuhealth.org/southern-indiana- physicians.

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