What You Need to Know About Carpools
Carpools are a way of life in our busy world. Make sure you know how to select the right person to drive your child and that they are safe, licensed, insured and interested in your child's safety.
Use our checklist to know what questions to ask of the person who transports your child.
Question: Are you interested in starting a carpool of parents who are safety conscious, like you?
Question: Does your child know what to say when other kids ask why he or she rides on a booster seat?
Always Remember
Remember, your child is counting on you to protect him or her! Make sure your child always rides safely in your car, and prepare older children to “think safety” if they are ever in a car where no car seat or booster seat is available.
Make sure they know how to protect themselves by sitting in a back seat and using a safety belt. Fifty percent of children who died in 2004 in motor vehicles were completely unrestrained. Don't let your child become a statistic.
For the best protection, on every ride use a car seat or booster seat, based on your child's age, weight and height. And remember to buckle yourself every time, in every vehicle. Your child will do as you do!
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