The Richmond Ambulance Authority, Drive Smart Virginia, and AAA hosted a Thanksgiving safety fair on Wednesday to help families prepare for safe travel. The event at the Forest Hill Target focused on protecting the most valuable cargo: children.

CBS 6 spoke with Veronica Ruffin from the Richmond Ambulance Authority and Shannon, who changed her grandson's car seat after the event, about the importance of taking car seat safety seriously.

"Look at your car manual. Some cars still dictate where car seats should be. Look in the back seat of your car. Not the set up. Notice the seat belts, how they run, and then go and purchase your seat by going to look at the different types of seats," Ruffin said. "A lot of people tend to buy bigger, bulkier, heavy seats that don't fit right in the car bec

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