Infants
(Birth to 2 years)Ride in the back seat in a rear-facing infant or convertible car seat.
Your Children Depend on You.
Learn how to protect them with the appropriate restraints, properly installed.
Secure the Kids
Understanding the Ages and Stages of Car Seat Safety.
Discover a woman devoted to keeping kids safe in the car.
WE’LL CHECK YOUR CAR SEAT INSTALLATION FOR FREE. VIRTUALLY OR IN-PERSON.
The Delaware Office of Highway Safety provides fitting stations where certified car seat technicians will, at no cost, teach you to install and use your car seat properly. Call to schedule your appointment today.
Is your child’s car seat registered?
Make sure you receive prompt notice if your car seat is recalled.
Here’s how to register: Safe Kids Worldwide
CALL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY
OHS Fitting Station Locations
New Castle County
Wilmington DMV
Rt. 13 South in New Castle
Coordinator: Shawn Rohe
Office: (302) 434-3234
Mobile: (302) 256-1123
Email: Shawn.Rohe@delaware.gov
Kent County
Dover DMV
Rt. 113 South in Dover
Coordinator: Aubrey Klick
Office: (302) 744-2749
Mobile: (302) 387-2324
Email: Aubrey.Klick@delaware.gov
More Fitting Stations
New Castle County
Mill Creek Fire Company
Kirkwood Hwy. in Marshallton
(By appointment only, no charge for fittings)
Email carseatcheck@millcreekfire.org with your name, address, phone number and the best time to contact you.
KNOW THE RESTRAINT LAWS
Delaware’s restraint laws work to ensure the safety of child passengers.
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Must be seated in a rear-facing car seat with a five-point harness.
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Must be seated in either a forward-facing or rear-facing car seat with a five-point harness.
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Must be seated in a booster seat up to the manufacturer’s listed height or weight maximum and then in a seatbelt.
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The first offense will result in a referral to a Delaware Office of Highway Safety Car Seat Fitting Station. Any subsequent offense will result in a $25 fine.
FOLLOW THESE SAFETY TIPS
Here are more things you can do to protect your young passengers.
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The center of the back seat is the safest spot for your child.
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Never place a rear-facing car seat in front of an airbag. Airbags can kill young children riding in the front seat.
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Always wear your seat belt.
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Don’t drive until the kids are buckled up – no matter how much they complain.
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Use proper restraints every time, no matter how short the drive is.
Car seat safety
Keep kids safe with the right seat at the right stage.
The appropriate car seat changes as your child grows in age, height and weight. Here is a guide to the four stages of child passenger safety, and the progression of safety restraints you’ll eventually need.
Toddlers
(2 to 4 years)Ride in the back seat in a rear-facing car seat (or convertible seat) until reaching the height or weight limits for that seat, then move on to a forward-facing seat.
Young Kids
(4 to 8 years)Ride in the back seat in a forward-facing car seat with a harness until reaching the height or weight limits for that seat, then move on to a booster seat.
Older Kids
(8 to 12 years)Ride in the back seat, secured by both lap and shoulder belts when riding in a booster seat, or when they have progressed to using the seat belt alone.
Four types of safety restraints
Rear-facing car seat
For infants / toddlers
Forward-facing car seat
For toddlers/young kids
Booster seat
For young kids/older kids
Seat belts
For older kids
Vehicles and heatstroke: Do you know the facts?
Since 1998, more than 900 children have died in hot vehicles in the U.S. – often, tragically, because the driver simply forgot they were there, or left them alone in the vehicle “for just a moment.”