The Colorado Department of Transportation has stated that more than 90 percent of child safety seats inspected by their organization, Child Passenger Safety Team Colorado (CPS), were installed improperly.

If you have questions about child safety seats, stop by South Metro Fire Rescue's FREE safety checks held monthly. Take a few minutes and stop by South Metro Fire Rescue Station #34, located at Yosemite and Maximus, two blocks south of C-470 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month.

For more information about the free car seat checks, please call 720-488-7200 or visit
www.southmetro.org.

Visit the CPS website at: www.carseatscolorado.com, for information about car seat recalls, details about Colorado seatbelt laws, airbag information, car seat checkup locations throughout the state, and safety-related news articles. Or, call CPS at 1-877-LUV-TOTS, or at 303-239-4625.