02/15/01 Child Passenger Safety


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	Monday December 31, 2001


	Old Child Restraints

	Can Be Dangerous




		Photos By Joe Gigli



	Randolph - AAA steam rolls old child safety seats to bring child passenger safety to the forefront. AAA was joined by New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety; New Jersey State Safety Council; Morris County Safe Communities; Atlantic Health Systems; Randolph and Morris Twp. Police Departments; Morris Twp. Fire Department; Randolph Department of Public Works; South Orange Construction and various other groups. (top) John Iantosca, of South Orange Construction, takes a roller to the old car seats. (above) A close up view of the seats being crushed. (left) Janis Rochford, and her son Sean, of Chatham Township; last year during a car seat inspection it was determined that her car seats were outdated.

	A Call For Child Passenger Safety

	Photos By Joe Gigli





						Randolph - February 15, 2001 - After a month of collecting hundreds of old, used and abused car seats, the AAA New Jersey literally crushed them today to make a point about child passenger safety. (top left) John Iantosca, of South Orange Construction, takes a roller to the old car seats. (left) Showing the difference in construction between a (l) new seat vs. (r) old seat is Carol Ann Dillon-Giardelli, director Highway Safety/Special Projects Division, New Jersey State Safety Council. Some of the advanced features are reinforced construction and stronger, wider straps. (below left) Bill Margaretta, President New Jersey State Safety Council; addresses the crowd. In the background are Jennifer Schneider, manager public affairs & safety, AAA New Jersey; and Lt. Dean Kazaba, Randolph Township Police Department.

At the crushing event, held in the parking lot of K-Mart on Rt.10, the public, AAA and invited guests discused the importance of protecting children traveling in motor vehicles and the dangers associated with restraining them in "OLD" car seats. "Using an old child restraint can be dangerous", said Jennifer Schneider, of AAA New Jersey, the Florham Park based Club and a AAA certified child passenger safety technician/instructor. "Only seats that are less then six years old with a known history and that have all parts intact and functional, should be handed down. An unsafe seat - especially one that has been involved in a crash, should be destroyed so that it can't be used again."


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