Free RSA Child Seat Check Service In Tralee This Week

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THE RSA Check it Fits Service is coming to Tralee this Wednesday so you can check that child car seats and restraints are correctly fitted.

This is a free service for parents to avail of practical advice and expert fitting of their child car seats. Research from the Road Safety Authority’s ‘Check it Fits’ Service, which checks child car seats and restraints nationwide for free, has revealed that 4 out of 5 child car seats are incorrectly fitted nationwide.

This time they will be in Garveys Supervalu carpark in Tralee between 10am and 5.30pm on Wednesday, May 31.

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They are also in Killarney tomorrow, Tuesday, at Bowlers Toyota Centre between 10am and 5.30pm, and at Supervalu in Castleisland on Thursday between 10am and 5.30pm.

On the service’s most recent visit to Kerry in November 2016, 181 seats were checked.

Since October 2013, the RSA’s ‘Check it Fits’ Service has checked over 21,000 child car seats and restraints in Ireland. Worryingly, 79% of seats required a major adjustment, of which 3% were deemed not fit for purpose and condemned, meaning they could have caused injury or even death in the event of a collision.

The service takes between 10-15 minutes, is free of charge and offers parents and guardians reassurance that their child is safe while travelling in the car.

For more information on Check it Fits and for an up-to-date schedule of upcoming road shows, visit www.checkitfits.ie

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