Child Passenger Safety

Child Passenger Safety - The Tulsa Fire Department offers a free car seat check-up every third Thursday of the month at Fire Station 22 located at 7303 E. 15 St. from 10 a.m. - Noon.

Oklahoma Child Car Seat Law and Steps

• In Oklahoma, all children must be in a child restraint until they are 4’9” tall, or at least age 8, whichever comes first.
• Rear-facing child seats - Keep your child rear-facing as long as possible. Your child should remain in a rear-facing car seat until he or she reaches the top height or weight limit allowed by your car seat’s manufacturer.
• Forward-facing seats - Once your child outgrows the rear-facing car seat, your child is ready to travel in a forward-facing car seat with a harness and tether. Keep your child in a forward-facing car seat with a harness and tether until he or she reaches the top height or weight limit allowed by your car seat’s manufacturer.
• Booster seats - Use after outgrowing a forward-facing harnessed restraint; safest to remain in a booster until 4 feet 9 inches tall, or at least age 8, whichever comes first.
• Seat belts - Use when children can sit with their back against the vehicle seat and have their knees bent comfortably over the edge with their feet touching the floor.

 Keeping Children Safe

• In the past five years (2014 – 2018), 18 children (ages 0–7) were killed in motor vehicles and only 39 percent of the victims were known to be properly secured.
• Of the 89 children (ages 0–7) seriously injured in motor vehicles in the past five years, only 49 percent of the victims were known to be properly secured.
• Of the 17,237 children ages 0–7 who were properly restrained in the past five years, 87 percent were not injured, and almost 12.5 percent sustained only minor or possible injuries.

For the safety of your children 

• Be an attentive driver
• Always buckle up
• Always secure your children in the proper restraint for their age, height and weight.
• Always have your children sit in the back seat.