The State Highway Patrol parking lot is periodically a training ground in this campaign.Rex Hospital nurses come hereto learn the right way to install child safety seats, knowledge which they'll soonpass on to mothers back at the hospital.
When it comes to safe safety seat use, the one inch rule is very important.
"The child has to have one inch movement going over the shoulder, has to be at least one finger tight and no morethan that," says Trooper Chris Morris, demonstrating for mothers.
Trooper Morris is part of a Crime Control and Public Safety effort to address thesafety seat problem.
The state is taking a new approach by educating the nurses who work the maternityward.
"We need to be able to educate parents not only in the installation, but proper positioning, and make sure those babiesgo home for the first time in a safe way," says Nurse Supervisor Robin Deal.
Marcy Thompson wants 17 month old Rachel to have a safe ride. She is not surprisedthat so many parents are unsafe.
"I believe it. I do believe it because you see people that don't even use [car seats], driving down the road with theirkids in their laps. It's scary," says Thompson.
If you want to learn more, there are two car seat clinics on Saturday. The first oneis from 1:30 until 4:30 at the Hecht'sat Crabtree Valley Mall. The second one is from 1:30 to 4:30 at the Super K-Mart inGarner.
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