Adult Program — "Children And Restraints GO together"
Inspection Schedule & Location
Child safety seat inspections are scheduled monthly (check mcsonj.org for dates) at:
📍 Monmouth County Garage
240 Center Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
The inspections are free and open to the public. Trained child passenger safety technicians are available to teach parents the proper installation of any child safety seat and to answer any questions.
About the Program
The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, created the Safe C.A.R.G.O. Program to raise awareness on the importance of child/passenger safety. Established in October of 1999, SAFE C.A.R.G.O. educates and informs parents on the proper installation and use of child safety seats.
At free, voluntary safety checkpoints across Monmouth County, specially trained technicians check car seat model numbers for possible manufacturer recall, inspect car seat anchors, and stabilize seats with additional padding to prevent rocking. They also teach parents the proper installation of any child safety seat and answer questions parents may have. Updated child safety brochures are handed out to each vehicle upon entering the checkpoint.
Program Impact
The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office is a leader in providing child safety seat inspections throughout the calendar year. In 2001, the Sheriff's Office conducted 654 voluntary inspections at 22 safety checkpoints.
The Sheriff's Office also teams with the Monmouth County Highway Department to provide winter season, indoor safety inspections at heated county garages. We've also teamed with the Latino Committee of Monmouth County to train bilingual safety technicians to provide this important safety program to Spanish-speaking residents.
⚠️ DID YOU KNOW? 4 out of 5 car seats are used incorrectly. Motor vehicle crashes are the #1 cause of death for children over 6 months. Over 600 children die each year due to improper use of child safety seats — 50% of those children were not restrained.
