Car Seat Clinic LLC
FREE CAR SEATS FOR UCARE MEMBERS ONLY
Car Seat Clinic provides Car seats and safety education at no charge to eligible UCare members who are pregnant ( in the 3rd trimester) OR Children up to 8 years old. Eligible members will receive one of the following car seat types based on age, weight and height.
-- Convertible Car seat, for both rear-facing & forward
-- Combination Car seat
-- Backless booster seat
You must set up an appointment with Car Seat Clinic , a typical wait time is 3-5 days. The seat style for each child will be decided by the agency that gives you the seat. Limits apply
CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY
Keeping Kids Safe in Vehicles
Teach children that vehicle trunks are for cargo, not for playing.
Check the trunk right away if your child is missing.
Lock your car doors and trunk and be sure keys and remote entry devices are out of sight and reach of your kids.
Keep the rear fold-down seats closed/locked to keep your children from climbing into the trunk from inside your car.
What You Need to Know, Now.
Seat belt entanglement can happen in the blink of an eye. Never leave your children alone in or around a vehicle for any reason
Keeping children safe extends beyond car seats. NHTSA works to prevent the injury and death of children in and around vehicles by providing educational information to parents and caregivers, and through our different prevention campaigns.
But we need your help: First, it is imperative to never leave children alone in or around a vehicle, for any reason. It can only take a minute for one of these vehicle risks to seriously injure or kill your child. Second, we need to work together to teach children the dangers of playing in and around cars. Teaching vehicle safety will go many miles in the efforts to keep kids safe.
Statistics
Children pay with their lives if you don't protect them with proper car seat use.
From 2016 – 2020 in Minnesota:
20 children (ages 0-7) were killed in motor vehicles and only eight of the victims were known to be properly secured (8 were not properly restrained, and restraint use was unknown in 4 fatalities).
Of the 87 children (ages 0-7) seriously injured in motor vehicles, only 49 percent were known to be properly secured.
Minnesota Child Car Seat Law and Steps
In Minnesota, all children must be in a child restraint until they are 4’9” tall, or at least age 8, whichever comes first.
Rear-facing child seats - Keep your child rear-facing as long as possible. Your child should remain in a rear-facing car seat until he or she reaches the top height or weight limit allowed by your car seat’s manufacturer.
Forward-facing seats - Once your child outgrows the rear-facing car seat, your child is ready to travel in a forward-facing car seat with a harness and tether. Keep your child in a forward-facing car seat with a harness and tether until he or she reaches the top height or weight limit allowed by your car seat’s manufacturer.
Booster seats - Use after outgrowing a forward-facing harnessed restraint; safest to remain in a booster until 4 feet 9 inches tall, or at least age 8, whichever comes first.
Seat belts - Use when children can sit with their back against the vehicle seat and have their knees bent comfortably over the edge with their feet touching the floor.
Address
1020 E 146TH ST SUITE 220C/113 BURNSVILLE MN 55337
TELL: 952-466-1507
You may be eligible for a free car seat from the UCare Seats Education and
Travel Safety (SEATS) program.
SEATS program
If you’re pregnant or under age 8, you can get a car seat if you’re currently enrolled in:
• UCare Medical Assistance (Prepaid Medical Assistance Program)
• UCare MinnesotaCare
• UCare Connect
• UCare Connect + Medicare
Car seat clinic provides free delivery to those clients who are unable to pick up from our locations. Delivery is free of charge as long as you reside in the metro area.
Children pay with their lives if you don't protect them with proper car seat use.
From 2016 – 2020 in Minnesota:
20 children (ages 0-7) were killed in motor vehicles and only eight of the victims were known to be properly secured (8 were not properly restrained, and restraint use was unknown in 4 fatalities).
Of the 87 children (ages 0-7) seriously injured in motor vehicles, only 49 percent were known to be properly secured.
Keeping Children Safe
In the past five years (2016-2020), 20 children (ages 0–7) were killed in motor vehicles and only 40 percent of the victims were known to be properly secured.
Of the 86 children (ages 0–7) seriously injured in motor vehicles in the past five years, only 50 percent of the victims were known to be properly secured.
Of the 15,672 children ages 0–7 who were properly restrained in the past five years, 88 percent were not injured, and another 9 percent sustained only minor or possible injuries.
Keeping children safe while traveling is a top priority for parents and caregivers, and often parents seek out information regarding car seat safety. Material created for this campaign covers topics every step of the way — from purchasing the correct car seat according to a child’s weight and height, to properly installing it, and when to move them to the next type of seat.
Let’s get started on your safe journey
Child Passenger Restraint Law
All children under age 8 must ride in a federally approved car seat or booster seat, unless the child is 4'9" or taller.
Car seats must be used according to the manufacturer's instructions, a child passenger restraint system meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards.
It is recommended that all infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing seats, as long as possible.
Law applies to all motor vehicles originally equipped with factory-installed seat belts.
Law applies to all seating positions.
Driver is responsible.
Applies to both residents and non-residents of Minnesota.
Suspected non-use is a valid basis to stop a motor vehicle.