Child Passenger Safety Week
September 12-19, 2009
Event Report

Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County and Northeast Georgia Rural Roads Initiative, by a grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety)  provided the following Child Passenger Safety Events for National Child Passenger Safety Week:

Monday, September 14
Child Safety Seat Check
Wal-Mart in Blairsville
Checked: 8
Misuse: 75%
Replaced: 3
Assisting: Georgia State Patrol, Union County Sheriff's Department and Union County Health Department.

Tuesday, September 15
Child Safety Seat Check
Wal-Mart in Dawsonville
Checked: 8
Misuse: 100%
Replaced: 5
Assisting: Dawson County Fire/EMS, Dawson County Sheriff's Department, Dawson County School System, Forsyth County Fire Department and Bearden Funeral Home.

Wednesday, September 16
Child Safety Seat Check
Wal-Mart in Cleveland
Checked: 11
Misuse: 100%
Replaced: 9
Assisting: Georgia State Patrol, White County Sheriff's Department and Baldwin Police Department.

Thursday, September 17
Child Safety Seat Check
Target in Gainesville
Checked: 21
Misuse: 95%
Replaced: 5
Assisting: Georgia State Patrol, Hall County Sheriff's Department, Gainesville Police Department, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Hall County Fire Services and Habersham County Fire Department.

Thursday, September 17
Child Safety Seat Check
Wal-Mart in Clayton
Checked: 2
Misuse: 100%
Replaced: 2
Assisting: Georgia State Patrol and Marie Watts.

Thursday, September 17
Child Safety Seat Check
Wal-Mart in Toccoa
Checked: 6
Misuse: 100%
Replaced: 5
Assisting: Georgia State Patrol

Friday, September 18
Child Safety Seat Check
Wal-Mart in Commerce
Checked: 1
Misuse: 100%
Replaced: 0
Assisting: Hartwell Police Department and Baldwin Police Department.

Friday, September 18
Child Safety Seat Education Class/Distribution
Hall County Health Department
Distributed: 27
Assisting: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Hall County Sheriff's Department, Hall County Parks & Leisure and Right from the Start Medicaid.

Saturday, September 19
Community Safety Awareness Day
Child Safety Seat Check
Hayes Dealership in Oakwood
Checked: 1
Misuse: 100%
Replaced: 1
Assisting: Hall County Sheriff's Department, Gainesville Police Department, Northeast Georgia Medical Center and Hall County Fire Services.

Saturday, September 19
Child Safety Seat Check
Wal-Mart in Danielsville
Checked: 18
Misuse: 100%
Replaced: 23
Assisting: Madison County Sheriff's Department, DHR Injury Prevention Section and The Pilot Club.

Totals for the week:

Checked: 103
Average Misuse: 97%
Replaced: 80

Thanks again to all of the agencies that participated in making Georgia's roadways safer for children.