AAA Texas, Harris County Sheriff's Department, Texas Children's Hospital, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Babies 'R' Us Ask Parents to Trash Old, Unsafe Child Safety Seats

--AAA Texas:

WHO:    AAA Texas, Harris County Sheriff's Department, Texas 
        Children's Hospital, Texas Department of Public Safety, and 
        Babies 'R' Us.

WHEN:   Friday, February 10, 2006 at 10:00 AM

WHERE:  AAA Texas district office
        3307 Sage Road (near Richmond Avenue)
        Houston, TX 77056

WHAT:   News conference and demonstration of "unsafe" child safety 
        seats.  These unsafe seats will be disabled and thrown away.  
        AAA Texas will announce its offer of providing thousands of 
        discount coupons to parents to assist them in purchasing new 
        car seats.  There will be a demonstration of the proper method
        of securing a child.

WHY:    Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death in the U.S. for
        children aged 5 through 12.  February 13th - 18th is National 
        Child Passenger Safety Week.  Many parents use hand-me-down 
        safety seats or purchase used safety seats from garage sales, 
        flea markets or thrift stores.  Without knowing a seat's 
        history, you cannot know if it has been in a crash, has been 
        recalled or if it is expired.  AAA Texas and Babies 'R' Us 
        will provide discount coupons to Texans toward the purchase of
        a new child passenger safety seat.  (Coupons are available on 
        a limited basis.)