The Belmont Police Department is committed to child safety. One area we are anticipating taking a giant step into is Child Passenger Safety.
Free inspections are available on an appointment basis.
You will be asked to bring your own child car seat and instruction booklet in addition to your vehicles owner's manual. The check takes approximately 15 minutes. Car crashes are the leading cause of preventable childhood injury and despite advancement in technology and education, many children are being placed in vehicles unrestrained. During 1996, nine thousand, fifty-one motor vehicle occupants under 15 years old were involved in fatal crashes and of those, over half were unrestrained. Most parents do make an attempt to fasten the safety belt around the child safety seat, however correct installation is sometimes difficult.