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Permanent Fitting Stations
The Automotive Safety Program has established a network
of Permanent Fitting Stations. Permanent Fitting Stations
are places where parents/care-givers can make an appointment
to have their child safety seat inspected by a trained
child passenger safety technician. The most current
information is given to the participant and instruction
on how to properly install the child safety seat for
their child(ren). Permanent Fitting Stations are located
in approximately 40 locations across Indiana. Please
click here to find
a location near you!
Law Enforcement Voucher Program
The Automotive Safety Program focuses on decreasing
injury and death to children in Indiana who are involved
in motor vehicles crashes. One way we can make this
happen is by increasing child safety seat use and
educating caregivers on proper use and installation
of safety seats. The Automotive Safety Program has
developed a statewide project in conjunction with
law enforcement officers and various organizations
throughout Indiana to distribute child safety seats
and provide proper education from a certified Child
Passenger Safety Technician. Law enforcement officers
can issue vouchers to families who are deemed in need
of a child safety seat during a routine traffic stop.
The voucher can then be redeemed at a distribution
/ training site listed on the voucher. If you would
like more information about this program please call
the Automotive Safety Program at 1-800-KID-N-CAR.
Riley Hospital Mobile School Bus
 The
Automotive Safety Program was donated a school bus
by International Truck & Engine Company and Thomas
Built Buses, Inc to promote child passenger throughout
the state of Indiana. In addition, several manufacturers
have donated equipment for the bus including Indiana
Mills and Manufacturing Inc., Q'Straint, Sure-Lok,
Tie Tek, and C.E. White. The school bus is part of
the Riley Hospital Mobile School Bus Project.
- The mobile teaching lab is a 33 passenger bus
equipped with the latest safety features and restraint
devices
- It provides the opportunity for on-site trainings
conducted by the Automotive Safety Program to school
districts throughout the state of Indiana
- Trainings will provide transportation professionals
with knowledge of the proper use of child safety
seats, wheelchair tie down and occupant securement
systems and special restraints
- Trainings can be tailored to meet the ever-changing
demands of transporting children with special healthcare
needs.
For more information or to schedule a training please
contact Cheryl Wolf at 765-771-6059 or email her at
cwolf@lsc.k12.in.us.
Cheryl serves as a consultant to the Automotive Safety
Program on school bus related safety issues and works
full time for the Lafayette School Corporation as
the Safety & Training Supervision. The Automotive
Safety Program would also like to acknowledge and
thank Wayne Township School District for housing and
maintaining the school bus.
Boost America! - www.boostamerica.org
As part of a national initiative by Ford Motor Company,
the International Center for Injury Prevention (ICIP)
and United Way, Indiana received 7,500 booster seats
to distribute to low-income families statewide. On
October 6, 2001 the Automotive Safety Program (ASP)
and United Way coordinated a large giveaway event
to distribute some of these booster seats in Central
Indiana. The ASP also received funding through ICIP
to train 13 Child Passenger Safety Technicians in
9 areas of the state. These newly trained technicians
helped distribute the booster seats in their communities.
The remaining booster seats are being distributed
through Child Passenger Safety Technicians from various
organizations throughout the state such as health
departments, hospitals, law enforcement agencies,
SAFE KIDS chapters and coalitions, permanent fitting
stations, and B.A.B.E stores. Each organization and
technician is working hard to ensure that 7,500 more
children ride safely in booster seats in Indiana.
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