Educate Adults about Child Passenger Safety

Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for children in Washington. In spite of child passenger restraint laws, more than half of the children killed in crashes were completely unrestrained.

Our goal is to save children’s lives by helping parents learn to use car seats, booster seats, and seat belts.

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Child passenger safety projects

We provide technical support, training, and materials for child passenger safety programs, and work closely with the statewide Child Passenger Safety Program.

Child passenger safety laws

Washington law requires that child passengers use booster seats until their 8th birthday, or until they are at least 4’9″ tall. Children under age 13 are required to ride in a back seat when that’s practical. You can see detailed information in Washington’s Child Passenger Restraint law.

Child car seat installation advice

You can have your child car seat checked for correct installation. Contact the Washington State Child Passenger Safety Program Manager at this link or by calling 253-447-3257.

Program Contact

Jonna VanDyk - Program Manager

360.725.9885 jvandyk@wtsc.wa.gov