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Safe driving means more than just wearing your seat belt. There are plenty of car safety tips you can learn to decrease the chance of an accident or other emergency.
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Resource for parents contains a buying guide for safe cars and carseats, LATCH car seat information and an FAQ on child restraint installation ... Resources on Car Safety...
www.car-safety.org/ www.car-safety.org/
Child Passenger Safety; Child seat information, inspection station locator, LATCH, and more. ... Air Bags; Airbag safety ... Buying a new or used car?
www.safercar.gov/ www.safercar.gov/
Independent, nonprofit, research and communications organizations funded by auto insurers and dedicated to reducing highway crash deaths, injuries and property losses. ... The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is an independent, nonprofit, scientific, and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses —...
www.iihs.org/
Top Safety Picks 2010 ... To earn Top Safety Pick for 2010 a vehicle must have good ratings in all four Institute tests. In addition, the winning vehicles must offer electronic stability control. See past winners ... Side impact crash test details, ratings criteria, and crash test verification program...
www.iihs.org/ratings/
NHTSA announced today that Toyota has identified a vehicle-based remedy to fix a sudden acceleration safety issue involving floor mats trapping accelerator pedals in various Toyota and Lexus models. ... "Wildly Successful" Cash for Clunkers Wraps Up with Nearly 700,000 Car Sales, Increased Fuel Efficiency...
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
Automobile safety - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Automobile safety is the study and practice of vehicle design, construction, and equipment to minimise the occurrence and consequences of automobile accidents. (Road traffic safety more broadly inclu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_safety
American Academy of Pediatrics - Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families 2009 ... Types of car safety seats at a glance ... Booster seats are for older children who have outgrown their forward-facing car safety seats. Children should stay in a booster seat until adult belts fit correctly (usually when a child reaches about 4' 9"
www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm
Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death for children and adolescents ages 1 to 21. The AAP has information on topics ranging from car safety seats to school buses to teen driving.
www.aap.org/healthtopics/carseatsafety.cfm www.aap.org/healthtopics/carseatsafety.cfm