In honor of Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week, Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy will once again be hosting the Albany County Traffic Safety Awareness Show & Car Seat Check at Crossgates Mall. 

“At our June event, our team checked 50 car seats and only two were installed correctly. That’s less than 4% of all seats inspected. On top of that, five seats had to be replaced because of recalls, damages or expirations. This is a pattern we see year after year and it should be a wakeup call to every parent out there with precious cargo,” said County Executive McCoy. “I’m happy Albany County will be able to provide families with this important resource again.”

The 37th Annual Traffic Safety Awareness Show will be held on the lower level of the Crossgates Mall, on Saturday, September 25 and Sunday, September 26, during regular mall hours. The car seat check will run Saturday only from 11am to 2pm in the Overflow Parking Lot adjacent to the Homewood Suites by Hilton Albany Crossgates Mall. 

Over the weekend, participants will be educated on the dangers that exist on the road and best practices for traffic and child passenger safety. Both events are free and sponsored by The Albany County Department of Public Works Traffic Safety Program.