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Child Passenger Safety

Car Seat Programs

The following programs are funded by the New Mexico Department of Transportation, Traffic Safety Bureau, and are administered by Safer New Mexico Now. For more information on any of these programs, please contact Safer at (505) 856-6143.

Child Safety Seat Fitting Stations

Statewide Fitting Stations offer parents and caregivers free access to personal instruction from certified technicians on the proper selection and use of their car seats and booster seats. Fitting stations offer appointments during regular hours of operation at a permanent location. Fitting stations are currently operating in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Alamogordo, Rio Rancho, Las Cruces, and Raton.

Child Safety Seat Clinics

Child safety seat clinics offer parents and caregivers free access to personal instruction from certified technicians on the proper selection and use of their car seats and booster seats. Clinics are "first come, first served" events and are offered throughout the state. Clinic dates and locations are listed on the Child Passenger Safety Calendar .

New Mexico Child Safety Seat Distribution Program (NMCSSDP)

The New Mexico Child Safety Seat Distribution Program provides education and instruction on child safety seat use and installation at hospitals and healthcare facilities statewide. The program also allows for distribution of free or reduced-cost car seats and booster seats to low-income families who meet program requirements.

National Child Passenger Safety Certification Training

Safer offers a variety of training related to child passenger safety. The National Child Passenger Safety Certification Training Program is a 32-hour course offered several times throughout the year for child passenger safety advocates. Upon completion of this course, students are certified as child passenger safety technicians through the NHTSA and Safe Kids Worldwide. For more information about becoming a child passenger safety technician, please contact the Safer Program Coordinator at (505) 856-6119.

Injury Prevention Resource Center (IPRC)

The IPRC provides traffic safety and injury prevention material including brochures, posters, and promotional items to traffic safety advocates throughout the state. As an educational service, the IPRC stocks material relating to injury prevention topics such as DWI prevention, occupant protection, and graduated teen licensing. Representatives from the traffic safety sector, including law enforcement, educators, parents, and other injury prevention advocates, regularly request items from the IPRC.