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Use our Ultimate Car Seat Guide for information on all your car seat needs.

Car Seat Guidance From One CPS Tech to Another

By Lorrie Walker

February 19, 2016

Car Seat Guidance From One CPS Tech to Another

Parents learn of car seat information through a variety of trusted sources. The information may or may not reflect best practice but can grab attention because it sounds so easy to do and uses simple language. Safe Kids CPS Training Manager and Technical Advisor Lorrie Walker weighs in on the matter.

Tags: car seat, infant safety, car seat inspection

Spotlight on Global Road Safety for Kids

December 10, 2014

global road safety blog

Every day around the world, more than 500 children lose their lives in traffic crashes. Tens of thousands are injured, sometimes suffering lifelong disabilities. Not only are children at high risk in vehicles, on bicycles, and on motorcycles, they are vulnerable as pedestrians and are often injured or killed in the simple act of walking to school.

Safe Kids Worldwide® and State Farm® Team Up to Keep Kids Safe on the Road

New car seat program addresses a leading cause of death for children ages 1-12

Bloomington, IL, Sept.

Fast Fact

Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries Among Occupants Ages 0-12 Years

The Motor Vehicle Safety Fast Facts provides the latest statistics and injury and death rates associated with kids aged 0 to 12 years in and around cars. Updated September 2023.

A close-up of a car seat tether.

Research Report

Safe Kids Buckle Up: Tether Survey Results

New research from Safe Kids Worldwide examines parent knowledge of tethers at car seat checkup events in September 2017.

tether strap locked into place on the back of a car seat.

Research Report

Car Seat Tethers: Essential for Safety but Consistently Overlooked

Top tethers are an essential part of a forward-facing car seat, but parents just aren’t using them. New research from Safe Kids Worldwide and Chevrolet examines top tether use over the years.

Father holding his baby boy

Video

Gary on the Street: The importance of tethers

In our latest Gary on the Street video, Gary talks to parents about an often misunderstood part of the car seat: the top tether.

Tether inforgraphic

Infographic

Tethers Make a Difference

New infographic from Safe Kids Worldwide and Chevrolet shows how the top tether makes a difference during a car crash. The infographic explains what a tether is, why it is important and how to use it properly to keep kids safe while in the car.

A tether lock on the top rearseat shelf of a car

New Research Shows 64 Percent of Children in Forward-Facing Car Seats Not Protected by Top Tether

Safe Kids Worldwide and Chevrolet team up for Take Time to Tether public awareness campaign [

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