26 April 2019
Blacktown City Council is at the forefront of combating
illegally restrained child car seats and has already checked
more than 380 car seats in 2019.
Blacktown City Mayor Stephen Bali said Council’s car seat
program is a great initiative for the community.
“I cannot stress the importance of making use of this free
service,” Mayor Bali said.
“The number of checked car seats is growing but there is still
a long way to go.
“A simple stop in your day to double check your car seat is
fitted properly will go a very long way in saving a life.”
NSW Police have raised concerns about the number of
infringement notices that have been issued in the Blacktown
area for children who are either illegally restrained in a car
seat or who don’t have a car seat at all.
To help raise awareness in the community, Council has
teamed up with police from the Mt Druitt Highway Patrol to
promote the correct use of car seats.
Council holds free car seat checking days for Blacktown
residents every 6 weeks throughout the year.
Sergeant Greg Donaldson from Mount Druitt Highway Patrol
said it’s easier to attend a free car seat checking day than
risking a child’s life and copping a $300 fine.
“The ramifications of not restraining children properly can be
fatal. It is for this reason that the Highway Patrol Police
attached to Mt Druitt PAC have a very strict enforcement
policy with all seatbelt offences. There are no excuses.”
Karen Preston, a Blacktown grandmother to her seventh
grandchild was relieved to have a car seat* professionally
installed for the first time.
“I thought I had done it properly but now I can be 100%
confident in the seat installation.”
Car seat checking day
When: Wednesday, 22 May
Time: 8:30 am - 1:30 pm
Where: The Ponds Shopping Centre in the underground
carpark
For more information contact our Road Safety Officer on
9839 6363 or email roady.safety@blacktown.nsw.
*Blacktown City Council and Mt Druitt Police thank Kmart at
Mt Druitt for the donation of the car seat and to Complete
Car Care in Seven Hills for the installation.
City Council’s Road Safety Officer Fiona Frost and Sergeant Greg Donaldson with a correctly restrained car seat.
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