National Child Passenger Safety Week
Volume 4, Number 1 - Winter 2000/2001
Child Passenger Safety Week presents an opportunity for Safe Communities programs to work with local affiliates of national organizations, the media, and other partners to promote the basic rules of protecting young automobile occupants. Two new products are available from NHTSA to assist programs with their efforts. The "4 Steps for Kids" Child Passenger Safety Week 2001 Planner will include drop-in articles, posters, tips and talking points, and other information to help make your coalition's Child Passenger Safety Week a success. To obtain a planner, fax an order to (202) 493-2062.
Child Passenger Safety Seat
Inspection Locator: New from NHTSA
The NHTSA website now includes a Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspection Locator, which helps parents and caregivers locate places in their communities where they can have child passenger seats inspected by certified technicians to ensure that the seats are safe, properly installed, and appropriate for the child's size. The site can be searched by state or zip code, and links to all the NHTSA Regional Office websites are included. To use the locator, go to the NHTSA website at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ and click on the Child Safety Seat Inspection icon.
February 11-17, 2001, is National Child Passenger Safety Week. A primary message of this year's campaign is "4 Steps for Kids." This message reminds parents (and other caregivers, including grandparents) that there are four crucial steps in protecting children riding in automobiles-steps that change as the child grows and ages:
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IN THIS ISSUE
National Child Passenger Safety Week
Safe Communities at the County Level
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