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Child and Car Safety Tips and Resources Compiled for you by Sunliner Automotive safekids.org and the National Safe Kids Campaign offers safety seat checks in many different cities throughout the year. For the upcoming schedule, see safekids.org's page at http://www.safekids.org WomanMotorist.com offers a list of safety seat manufacturers in the U.S. You can view this list on their home page at http://www.womanmotorist.com If you have concerns about the safety of your particular brand of child car seat, you can call the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Hotline at 1-800-424-9393. The Red Cross offers basic safety tips on the use of car seats, you can find their list and links to more of the Red Cross safety resources at http://www.redcross.org CarSeat.org gives you a Car Seat Check Up online, to be sure that your car seat is a safe product, fits the child, and is correctly adjusted and installed. Take a look at the check up here: http://www.carseat.org Check your car seat knowledge with a quiz from ParentHoodWeb online. Take a look and try it yourself on the Car Seat Safety page at http://www.parenthoodweb.com/parent_cfmfiles/kidssafe.cfm/9 If you're in the market to purchase a car seat, Eshop from MSN has them listed on a page with pricing and company information. There are facts about the cost and features, and how to choose the right seat. You can reach that page at http://eshop.msn.com/category.asp?catid=232 You can download a form to register your child's safety seat with the Department of Transportation to be notified in the case of a recall at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/csregfrm.pdf All Kids Safe campaign keeps tips on what to watch out for in a car seat and gives Auto Safety Hot Line information at http://www.safekids.org Sometimes, child car seats are recalled. When you purchase one, it is important to fill out the warranty and contact information card and mail it in to the manufacturer. They can contact you easier if they have this information. Pay attention to periodic news bulletins issued by the major manufacturers. Where possible, we will list these links as they become known to us. Please feel free to let us know if you know of any that we should list. Find the right child car seat online with the Locator by SafeKids.org, using the weight and age of your child. Try it at http://www.safekids.org WomanMotorist.com offers a Safety Seat Checkup page with useful, detailed diagrams to help you install and use your car seat correctly. Take a look at http://www.womanmotorist.com The Consumer Products Safety Comission also keeps track of recalled products. You can search on their website for products by name or type. Reach them at http://www.cpsc.gov Safekids.org along with General Motors sponsor a "Buckle Up Safety" event in different cities throughout the year. To find out when they are coming to a town near you, you can view the schedule on the SafeKids.org page at http://www.safekids.org The National Safety Council offers an Air Bag and Seat Belt Safety Campaign with information on materials you can order, legislation and law enforcement activities by state. Find it at http://www.nsc.org/airbag.htm If you feel your vehicle has a safety defect, you can file a defect report at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. They also have posters, brochures and other educational information available for schools and groups. Visit their page on vehicle safety at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov The DOT's Auto Safety Hotline Number is 1-888-327-4326 Kidsafe offers some very practical common-sense suggestions for driving safety while transporting children, you can find these suggestions at http://www.greenweb.com.au/kidsafe/html/general_safety_in_the_car.html You can find the government agencies associated with highway and driving safety from the Department of Transportation's home page at http://www.dot.gov/by/cvt.htm Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week is February 14 - 21. You can view a short list of safe driving tips on the State of Arkansas home page called "Safety in the car" at http://www.state.ar.us/childcare/car.htm If you are planning on travelling internationally, there may be certain risks and laws you are not aware of. Find a quick checklist of considerations at the SafeWithin.com website at http://www.safewithin.com/travelsafe/travel.trans.cgi SafeWithin.com describes specific laws and safety information regarding children and the use of air bags in your vehicle. You can view the list at http://www.safewithin.com/autosafe/auto.air.cgi For detailed information on Children and Air Bags from the Department of Transportation, download the text file found at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/airbags/Airbags.html Minimizing the risks that air bags pose to infants and small children is studied in a proposal by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. You can view detailed text files of the proposals, specifications, and data at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/airbag/ General Safety Information for Children SafeKids.org runs a coalition in many states and counties to provide information to help prevent accidental injuries to children. You can find out about a chapter in your area at the SafeKids.org home page at http://www.safekids.org Safe Kids Campaign National Office Headquarters phone #202-662-0600 KidSafe, an Australian company, has several pages of information on general safety for children in a car, descriptions and pictures of child restraints for use in a car, and choosing the correct car to suit your family. You can find this information at http://www.safekids.org Car Time 1234, a Canadian organization, offers information on different types of child restraints and automotive safety with statistics and photos on their page at http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/childsafe/cartenv/index-e.html The
address for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers many informative brochures, posters and other materials, downloadable information files, and various phone numbers and addresses of government resources for child car safety on the Child Passenger Safety page at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/ If you need traffic safety materials for your school or organization, you can contact the Department of Transportation and request them. A description and contact information can be found on the DOT's page at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/outreach/media/ Find statistics and traffic safety facts at the National Center for Statistics and Analysis page at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/ncsa/ The University of Colorado keeps a resource center for Health and Safety in Child Care. Visit it at http://nrc.uchsc.edu/ A quick checklist of child safety tips while travelling can be found at the SafeWithin.com website at http://www.safewithin.com/travelsafe/travel.child.cgi |
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