Child Car / Booster Seats, Accessories & Child Safety Concerns
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Preventing Injuries to Children in Motor Vehicle Crashes
* Infants should ride in rear-facing car seats as long as possible, until they are at least 12 months old and weigh at least 20 pounds. Keep children rear-facing to 30-35 pounds if your car seat allows it.
* Children who are at least 1 year old, weigh 20 to 40 pounds and can no longer ride rear-facing should ride in forward-facing car seats secured with harnesses.
* Children more than 40 pounds should be correctly secured in belt-positioning booster seats or other appropriate child restraints until the adult lap and shoulder belts fit correctly (usually around age 8 and when the child is about 4'9" tall).
Any car seat must be installed and used according to the manufacturer's instructions and vehicle owner's manual.
* Check www.recalls.gov for car seat recalls.
* Return the product registration forms for all new car seats to the manufacturer to ensure you will be notified of any recalls.
* Only use a seat with all parts, instructions and labels.
* Check www.nhtsa.dot.gov to see if a car seat that has been in a crash passes NHTSA's test for continued use.
Obey all traffic laws, including those for child restraint use.
* All 50 states and the District of Columbia have child occupant protection laws, which vary widely in their age requirements, exemptions, enforcement procedures and penalties. Many states have improved their laws to require some older children to ride in booster seats, and some require children of certain ages to ride in the rear seat of a motor vehicle. Check www.safekids.org to find out about the laws currently in effect for your state.
Source: http://www.michigansafekids.org/pdfs/TipSheet_CPS.pdf
Car Seat Laws
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Michigan - New Car Seat Law as of July 1, 2008
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Car Seat Laws by State
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Ohio - Traffic/Car Seat Rules
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Oregon - Transportation Safety Safety Belts
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Car Seat & Safety Resources
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Register your car seat with the manufacturer
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SeatCheck.org
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Your Child and the Cell Phone: The Controversy and the Facts
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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Safety Recalls
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Featured Site: Safe Kids Worldwide
Safe Kids Worldwide, is a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under. More than 450 coalitions in 16 countries bring together health and safety experts, educators, corporations, foundations, governments and volunteers to educate and protect families.Safe Kids Worldwide was founded in 1987 as the National SAFE KIDS Campaign by Children's National Medical Center with support from Johnson & Johnson. There is no one device or solution to prevent effectively all types of accidental childhood injuries. Instead, Safe Kids combines several factors to create programs that reduce injuries:
The members of Safe Kids Worldwide:
* Empower local communities to prevent accidental injuries by building grassroots coalitions.
* Generate national awareness of the burden of accidental injuries.
* Encourage sound research on leading injury risks and critically evaluate solutions.
* Pass and improve child safety laws and regulations.
* Provide lifesaving devices such as child safety seats, helmets and smoke alarms to families who need them.
* Promote global corporate leadership in child safety through effective and sustainable partnerships.
Although injury is a threat to children everywhere, significant progress has been made to reduce the risks. This progress must continue, and the lessons learned from years of injury prevention work must be adapted to help create a safety culture in every country where it is sorely lacking.
Source: http://www.safekids.org/about/about.html This is is a great source for parents, caregivers & teachers.
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Articles & blogs about car seat safety
- Article on Frugal Baby Tips Blog: Child Safety_: Tighten your car seats
- Eye opening article about car seat safety.
Remember...
Having children in car seats is the LAW!
The Importance of Using a Five Point Harness Car Seat
Importance of a 5-Point Harness Carseat
PLEASE READ THIS AFTER YOU WATCH THE VIDEO...Very Important Information... Statistics show that 90% of all children's car seats are incorrectly used or installed! To find a location to get your carseat installation inspected, go to: http://www.safekids.org/certification and click on "Find a Technician" on the right. We had to remove the audio from the video due to copright. The original version is available on the foundation website http://www.kyeldavidmiller.org or http://www.vimeo.com/2994502 **********NEWS************ We have begun a non-profit foundation recently in honor and memory of Kyle. (please view our new video on YouTube.) You can find the webpage here - http://www.kyledavidmiller.org Our mission is to keep children in a 5pt safety harness up to 80lbs - we are accepting applications from families who cannot afford to purchase these car seats and are supplying those seats through the tax-free donations you can make through the site. We also have car seat safety information posted and will answer any question you have on car seat safety through the contact webpage. Please visit the site and help keep as many children safe as we can. Please note that the Britax Regent, Britax Frontier and Sunshine Kids Radian 80 are the ONLY 3 car seats that harness up to 80 pounds. There is a lot of confusion about this because some car seats will convert to a booster and show a higher weight limit but that weight limit is for the booster mode, not the 5-point harness mode. If you do not have one of these 3 seats, please check your car seat manual if your child is over 40 pounds and you want to keep them in a 5-point harness to make sure your seat allows it. ***NEW NEWS*** The Kyle David Miller Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of http://www.HipMonkey.com - You can now purchase Britax, Sunshine Kids, Safeguard and Recaro car seats and many other baby/children's products from Hip Monkey and the 100% of proceeds from every sale will be donated to the Kyle David Miller Foundation to go towards purchasing car seats for children in need!! Please visit HipMonkey.com and help support children in need through your purchase! Video Info: My son was killed in a car accident last year because a senile, 78 year old woman ran a red light and hit us causing us to flip into a ditch. Kyle's seatbelt came unlatched during the roll and he was ejected. His seatbelt was later examined by several experts who determined it was faulty and told me that seatbelts can and do fail, especially in roll over accidents. I had no idea that seatbelts could fail and think that this is something everyone should be made aware of. The government also needs to be more strict about making sure the people they issue licenses to are fit to drive... ************************** In Loving Memory of Kyle David Miller 3/13/02 - 5/29/05
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- trirrr trirrr Jul 8, 2009 @ 10:41 am
- Good post, I definitely like to advocate the use of convertible baby car seats because of the ease of installation, money savings, and a better alternative to booster seat when child is old
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- BrodyLovelle BrodyLovelle Aug 1, 2008 @ 1:34 am
- Good info! I own an online store based in Edmonton, Alberta and I sell the Radian car seats - they are rated for up to 65 lbs in Canada. My 5 and a half year old is in one - he hates it because all of his friends are in boosters. Personally, I'd rather have a grumpy kid in a 5 point harness than have to deal with what Kyle Miller's parents had to deal with. Kudos to you for putting this info out there!
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- Megan Megan Jun 30, 2008 @ 7:23 pm
- Wow, what great information. I can't believe with 2 young kids, I didn't know some of those things. Your article has really informed me on proper saftey!
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