With motor vehicle accidents the No. 1 killer of children under the age of 14, car-safety experts are offering complimentary education classes and car seats in Tucson starting July 9.
Preregistration for the classes is required, since class sizes are capped at 18. Call 546-7340 to reserve a spot and to share the child's age and weight to ensure the correct car seat is reserved.
The twice-monthly Ride Safe Kids classes are sponsored through a new partnership between GEICO and Safe Kids Tucson. Car seats will be awarded to families upon completion of the 90-minute class.
Safe Kids says car seats can reduce fatal injury by more than 70 percent for infants and by 54 percent for children through age 4.
Classes are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of the month, starting July 9 and Aug. 13, at GEICO's Tucson office, 930 N. Finance Center Drive, near Speedway and Kolb Road.
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Classes will also be held at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month, beginning July 25 and Aug. 22, at Apollo Middle School, 265 W. Nebraska St., near Irvington Road.
The schedule of classes on the second Monday and fourth Wednesday of every month continues through June 2013.
