Injury Prevention Topics of Interest
Motor Vehicle Safety

Parent's Safety Checklist

• Motor Vehicle Safety Checklist (PDF)

Brochures

• "Four Steps" appropriate restraints brochures, in English, Spanish, Nepali, and Arabic

Motor Vehicle Safety Links

	Abrocha tu vida (Latino Booster Seat Coalition) Los ninos entre los 4 y 8 anos necesitan un asiento elevado "booster." La seguridad de sus ninos esta en su manos.
	Asiento Infantiles Todos los niños merecen viajar seguros. Estos vídeos, producidos por Socios para la seguridad de los pasajeros infantiles. Multimedia site created by the Partners for Child Passenger Safety (PCPS) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
	Car and Booster Seat Safety Multimedia site created by the Partners for Child Passenger Safety (PCPS) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Includes information on choosing a proper car seat for your child, and on installing it properly.
	Kids and Cars KIDS AND CARS' mission is to assure no child dies or is injured in a non-traffic, non-crash motor vehicle-related event.
	National Center for Statistics & Analysis NCSA is responsible for providing a wide range of analytical and statistical support to NHTSA and the traffic safety community, through data collection, analysis, and crash investigation activities.
	NHTSA Child Passenger Safety People saving people.
	NHTSA Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) LATCH is a new system that makes child safety seat installation easier -- without using seat belts. This website provides more information on this program from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
	Safety Belt Safe U.S.A. Is your child's car seat safe? More than 95% of the car seats we check are being used incorrectly. Don't take a chance with your child's life! Car Seat Checkup Online

Did you know?

Bike helmets have proven to be the single most effective safety device in reducing head injury and death in bicycling crashes. Helmets reduce the risk of head injury by as much as 85 percent.

Did you know that the misuse rate of Car Seats in the State of Georgia is 95%? For more information on how to use your child's car seat please contact IFCK Atlanta at 404-616-1403.

Hospital charges alone for an ATV trauma patient range from $5,500 - $299,289, with an average of $27,400.