AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is teaming up with Dell Children's Medical Center to educate parents on how to correctly install car seats for its "Save Me with a Seat" campaign. The campaign will coincide with National Child Passenger Safety Week until Sept. 27.
With car crashes one of the leading causes of death among children, having car seats correctly installed is one of the ways to keep children safe.
TxDOT aims to make sure all parents know how to install car seats with free car seat safety checks at Dell Medical centers across the state and reminds them to buckle their children up every time. The Save Me with a Seat campaign also connects families to a traffic safety specialists for a one-on-one appointment.
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