Traffic Services
Child Seat Safety
The Toronto Police Service offers free inspection of your child safety seat installation at many of our stations. As Toronto Police Service members provide this inspection in addition to their regular duties, please call ahead and book an appointment. If you just show up at a station you may be disappointed. New parents please call well in advance of your expected due date.
To properly install your seat please read both your child safety seat instruction booklet as well as your vehicle owner’s manual. We will happily inspect your installation. Any seat that is installed incorrectly will be made right before you leave.
For more information on child seat safety, to ask a question or learn details of the next Child Seat Installation / Inspection clinic, call 416-808-1975.
What happens to the occupants of a vehicle when a collision occurs?
When a motor vehicle is stopped abruptly due to a collision, the occupants continue travel at the pre-crash speed until they themselves are stopped. There is only one way in which occupant velocity can be stopped safely and that is by wearing/using a proper fitting seatbelt/child restraint. Note: The force required to restrain an occupant of a motor vehicle at the time of a crash is equal to occupant weight times the speed before the collision.
If you are not restrained at the time of a crash the only thing that will stop you is striking objects inside or outside of your vehicle. This can result in death or serious injury.
Child Safety Seats are extremely important to keep your children safe while travelling
in your vehicle. Did you know that approximately 80 % of child car seats are used incorrectly? Please find some
helpful links below to get more information on installing child seats correctly and upcoming clinics.
 
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