DOT - Alaska Highway Safety Office

09/23/2026

🚗 It’s National Child Passenger Safety Week!
 
Is your child’s car seat installed correctly? A properly installed car seat can help provide important protection in the event of a crash.
If you’re in the Anchorage or Mat-Su/Wasilla area, take advantage of upcoming car seat check events to have your child’s car seat inspected by a trained professional.
 
📍 Anchorage: 
September 24, 2 - 5 p.m. 
Center for Safe Alaskans, 4241 B Street
Appointments available by calling 907-929-3939; walk-ins welcome

📍 Mat-Su/Wasilla: 
October 3, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. 
Swickard GMC Palmer, 6275 E. Blue Lupine Drive 
No appointments needed 
 
These events are a great opportunity to ask questions, check your installation and make sure your child’s car seat is being used correctly. Learn more about each event: https://www.carseatsak.org/Events/index.cfm?fuseaction=EventCalendar
 
Learn more and find additional child passenger safety resources: https://www.nhtsa.gov/car-seats-and-booster-seats/child-passenger-safety-week
 

09/04/2026

What are those weather stations along Alaska’s highways?
They’re part of DOT&PF’s Road Weather Information System (RWIS), and they do much more than measure temperature. Learn more from this post from Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities!

04/15/2026

04/06/2026

During 2025, members of the Alaska Child Passenger Safety Coalition reported 1,546 car seat inspections.

Only 182 of those inspections revealed correctly installed car seats.
88% of car seats inspected were found to have some form of misuse or were uninstalled, or the children were unrestrained upon arrival.

Learn more about child passenger safety and check out upcoming events and important dates: carseatsak.org/Events/index.cfm?fuseaction=EventCalendar