The Car Fit is Now Offered at All our Car Seat Inspection Stations
CarFit is a community-based educational program that promotes continued safe driving and mobility among older drivers by focusing attention on safety, comfort and fit.
CarFit was created in 2006 in collaboration with AAA (American Automobile Association), AARP and the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
Northern NJ Safe Kids / Safe Communities now offers Car Fit Inspections at all of our Car Seat Inspection Stations.
Certified Car Fit Technicians will work with older drivers to improve their fit in their personal vehicle, promote meaningful dialog about driver safety and driving alternatives. A proper fit in one’s vehicle can greatly increase not only the driver’s safety but also the safety of others.
Each personalized inspection will review 12 key areas to ensure the driver’s fit in their personal vehicle.
Below are three examples that underscore the importance of road safety to the CarFit program.
- Knowing how to properly adjust one's mirrors can greatly minimize blind spots for drivers who may wish to change lanes.
- Good foot positioning on the gas and brake pedals is important. If the driver is reaching with his or her toes to press on the pedals, it can cause fatigue in one's leg and slowed reaction times.
- Drivers run a risk of serious injury if they are sitting closer than 10 inches to the steering wheel.
Join us at one of our Car Seat / Car Fit Inspection Stations to be sure you or you mature driver have the best fit possible in their car.
For more information on car fit go to: https://www.car-fit.org/carfit