Kids' Safety
This page is devoted to helping you improve the safety of your children. We've also prepared kid-friendly safety tips and links for you to share with your children: Safety for Kids.
Safety in the Car
Did you know?
- In 1997, more than 282,000 children ages 14 and under were injured as occupants in motor vehicle-related crashes. Children ages 4 and under accounted for nearly 30 percent of these childhood motor vehicle occupant injuries.
- Seventy-five percent of motor vehicle crashes occur within 25 miles of home. In addition, 60 percent of crashes occur on roads with posted speed limits of 40 mph or less.
- The back seat is the safest place for children to ride. It is estimated that children ages 12 and under are 36 percent less likely to die in a crash if seated in the rear seat of a passenger vehicle.
Thanks to Safe Kids Worldwide for these statistics.
Want to learn more?
View our video on Installing Child Passenger Safety Seats.
The Child Passenger Safety Program is provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to child passenger safety.
Injuries
- For children ages 14 and under, the number-one health risk isn't drugs or disease: it's injuries. Each year, unintentional injuries kill more than 6,000 kids and permanently disable more than 120,000.
Risk Watch™ is the first comprehensive injury prevention curriculum available for use in schools. This valuable site provided by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) includes sections for children, parents, and educators.
Most of the information on this page was provided by the NFPA and Sparky.org.
