Risk Areas
Car Seats
Road injuries are the leading cause of preventable deaths and injuries to children in the United States. Correctly used child safety seats can reduce the risk of death by as much as 71 percent.
Check out all our car seat tips HERE.
Find out where our MONTHLY CAR SEAT INSPECTION STATIONS are located HERE.
Car Seats
Road injuries are the leading cause of preventable deaths and injuries to children in the United States. Correctly used child safety seats can reduce the risk of death by as much as 71 percent.
Check out all our car seat tips HERE.
Find out where our MONTHLY CAR SEAT INSPECTION STATIONS are located HERE.
Booster Seats
Kids who have outgrown their car seats are not quite ready for a seat belt alone – although they might try to convince you otherwise. Instead, have them transition to a booster seat that enables the adult seat belt to fit properly.
Read all our booster seat tips HERE.
Seatbelts
Let’s see, there’s “Click it or Ticket!” “No Belt, No Brains,” and “What’s Holding You Back?” But no matter how you say it, one thing is clear: Buckling up on every ride is the single most important thing a family can do to stay safe in the car.
A few tips to make buckling up a part of every car ride are HERE.
In and Around Cars
Want information about Heatstroke Awareness and Prevention, Driveway Safety, and Trunk Entrapment Prevention?
Click for info and tips about Heatstroke Awareness and Prevention HERE.
Click for info and tips about Driveway Safety HERE.
And for info and tips about Trunk Entrapment Prevention, click HERE.
Getting Ready to Drive
Few teens and preteens ever think about the rules of the road or how to drive safely until they’re just about to start driving. For something as important as driving, we want your kids to get a head start. Here are a few ways to provide teens and preteens with the tools and support they need to make responsible choices before they are ready to drive or ride with other young, new drivers.
See all our tips HERE.
The Countdown2drive Program website is HERE.
School Bus Safety
School buses are the safest mode of motorized transportation for getting children to and from school, but injuries can occur if kids are not careful and aware when getting on and off the bus. Taking the bus for the first time is a big step for your child.
Help your kids get a gold star in bus safety by following these tips HERE.
Pedestrian Safety
Unintentional pedestrian injuries are the fifth leading cause of injury-related death in the United States for children ages 5 to 19. Teenagers are now at greatest risk. Teens have a death rate twice that of younger children and account for half of all child pedestrian deaths.
Tips to get your kids where they are going on foot safely are HERE.