Car seat safety: What parents need to know during Child Passenger Safety Week

73% of car seats are misused or improperly installed.

Mark Sudol

Sep 23, 2025, 11:20 AM

Updated 3 hr ago

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This is Child Passenger Safety Week.
A time to make sure kids car seats and seat belts are safely secured.
73% of car seats are misused or improperly installed.
This Saturday, Yale New Haven Health will be holding a Car Seat Safety Day.
It's at the Westport Train Station from 8 a.m. to noon where you can have your car seat installed free by a certified passenger safety technician.
Nick Aysseh with the Yale New Haven Health Center for Injury and Violence Protection speaks to News 12 with some helpful tips.