Car Seat Safety

In Ottawa, it is estimated that more than 80 per cent of child car seats are not used correctly. Motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of injuries and death for children under the age of 14. A car seat used correctly, will reduce deaths by 90 per cent and serious injuries by 70 per cent. The safer location for a car seat is in the centre rear of the vehicle, provided that the car seat, the seat belt assembly and the seating position are all compatible. The use of seat belts and properly installed car seats are the key to reducing serious injuries or deaths in the case of a collision.

Car seat inspection clinics

Ottawa Public Health no longer offers car seat inspection clinics. To find out where to go to have your car seat inspected please visit the A Channel website or call Ottawa Public Health Information at 613-580-6744.