Focus On Safety: In and Around Cars

10 Year Anniversary Report

Safe Kids Buckle Up addresses the three ways children can be injured in non-traffic related incidents in and around cars. While the majority of deaths to children involving motor vehicles are traffic related, approximately ten percent of deaths are reported as non-traffic related.

Non-traffic related deaths include children killed in driveways, parking lots and on sidewalks, as well as other off-road locations. They are generally pedestrians but may also be on bikes or other wheeled toys or vehicles.

Spot the Tot teaches parents and caregivers to take a quick walk around their vehicles before driving to make sure that there are no children or other objects around the vehicle. 

Never Leave Your Child Alone educates parents and caregivers about the danger of leaving children alone in vehicles.

Preventing Trunk Entrapment reminds parents, caregivers, and children that vehicles are not play areas.  This includes trunks, which may seem harmless, but can result in accidental entrapment.