State Police at Butler to Conduct Child Safety Seat Checks

Not sure if your child’s safety seat is properly installed? State police at Butler can set you straight later this week.

Troopers will conduct a child passenger safety seat inspection from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at their headquarters at 220 Barracks Road in Butler Township. 

No appointment is needed and there is no fee for the inspection.

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration estimates eight out of 10 child seats across the nation are improperly installed. Locally, that number is estimated at nine out of 10 seats with improper installation, police said. 

Troopers at Butler also began participating in the NHTSA's "Click It or Ticket" campaign on Monday. As part of the campaign, which ends Nov. 27, state police will conduct aggressive enforcement relations to seat belt violations, regulatory traffic checkpoints and child passenger safety seats inspections.

Traffic crashes are one of the leading causes of death, with most fatalities attributed to motorists who were not wearing seat belts, police said.