For Release: April 13, 2026 

  Mayor Janice S. Mironov announced that East Windsor Township is launching a Child Passenger Car Seat Safety program to run from April through September, underwritten by a $12,200 New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety grant. This pro-active initiative, offered at no cost to Township residents, will be held from 3 P.M. to 7 P.M. on the following dates and locations: Tuesday, April 21 at Twin Rivers Head Start (569 Abbington Drive); Friday, May 1 at Primrose School of East Windsor (191 Dutch Neck Road); Friday, May 15 at The Learning Experience (761 Route 33 East); Wednesday, May 20 at Honeybee Day School of East Windsor, (364 Dutch Neck Road); Wednesday, June 3 at Apple Montessori School (300D Route 571 West); Wednesday, June 10 at Lightbridge Academy (149 Route 130 North); Friday, June 26 at Kids Kottage (659 Abbington Drive). Additionally, there will be a session on Tuesday, August 4 from 5:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. at the Township National Night Out event at the East Windsor PAL Complex (30 Airport Road). 

 The Township program is designed to outreach and educate motorists about properly securing children passengers in child seats as required by State law. Pursuant to this program, residents, at no cost, can have their child car seats inspected for proper fit and installation in their vehicles and receive educational materials regarding use of child car seats and current child restraint laws. A complete inspection of a child passenger car seat takes less than 10 minutes and is conducted by nationally certified technician; no appointments necessary

 Mayor Mironov strongly urged East Windsor parents with young children to take advantage of these free opportunities, noting that, "Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death for young children, and four out of five child car seats are incorrectly installed. This finding derives from statistics assembled from several organizations including the American Automobile Association and the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety which underscore that having a properly installed child passenger car seat is extremely important to ensure the safety of young children in motor vehicles. The proper use of child car seats is one of the simplest and most effective means to protect young children vehicle passengers." 

Mayor Mironov added, "This pro-active initiative is to focus publicly on the high value of using child car seats and most critically using them properly. East Windsor's grant-funded program will allow residents, at no cost, to have their child car seats inspected by a professionally certified technician to ensure they are properly installed, and to receive educational literature offering tips on child safety in vehicles." 

 According to national studies, motor vehicles crashes are the leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths among children ages 14 and under in the United States. Properly installed child safety seats, can prevent injuries and save lives. Young children restrained in child seats have an 80 percent lower risk of fatal injury than those who are unrestrained. Child safety seats have been shown to reduce fatal injury by 71 percent for infants less than one year old and by 45 percent in toddlers ages one through four years. National studies also have determined that most child safety seats are improperly installed or misused, thus diminishing the safety value of these seats.