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Child Passenger

Safety BasicsWhat to Know When You’re Not a Car Seat Technician

Cherie Sage, Safe Kids Kansas

Amanda Horner,

Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office

Why is Car Seat Safety So

Important?

a) Car seat manufacturers want more money.

b) Because it’s FOR THE CHILDREN!

c) Car crashes are the leading cause of death

among children.

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Why is Car Seat Safety So

Important?

a) Car seat manufacturers want more money.

b) Because it’s FOR THE CHILDREN!

c) Car crashes are the leading cause of death

among children.

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In 2014, 38

children died in

car crashes.

Nationally, 75% of

car seats are not

installed properly.

What’s the best car seat?

a) Evenflo, because I’ve heard of those.

b) It depends...

c) The most expensive brand. I love my children

more than people who buy the cheap one.

d) The cheapest brand. I’m no dummy. They don’t

use it that long.

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What’s the best car seat?

a) Evenflo, because I’ve heard of those.

b) It depends...

c) The most expensive brand. I love my children

more than people who buy the cheap one.

d) The cheapest brand. I’m no dummy. They don’t

use it that long.

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Fits your child’s:

• Weight

• Height

• Physical

Development

• Maturity level

• Fits your car.

• Use it correctly every time.

Which seat location is

the safest?

a) The front

b) The back, passenger side

c) The back, middle

d) The third row, any seat

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Which seat location is

the safest?

a) The front

b) The back, passenger side

c) The back, middle

d) The third row, any seat

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Frontal airbags + Children = Injury

How long should children

stay rear facing?

a) Until they’re 2 years old

b) Until you’re tired of carrying the baby seat

c) Until they’re 1 year old

d) Until they can hold their own head up

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How long should children

stay rear facing?

a) Until they’re 2 years old

b) Until you’re tired of carrying the baby seat

c) Until they’re 1 year old

d) Until they can hold their own head up

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Infant Seat

Rear Facing Convertible

Rear Facing

• READ THE MANUAL

• Harness straps at or below the shoulders

• Chest clip at the armpit level

• Pinch Test

How long should children

stay in a harnessed car

seat?

a) Until they’re 4 years old

b) Until they out grow the harness

c) FOREVER!

d) Until they can buckle the seat belt on their

own

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How long should children

stay in a harnessed car

seat?

a) Until they’re 4 years old

b) Until they out grow the harness

c) FOREVER!d) Until they can buckle the seat belt on their own

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Forward Facing

Forward Facing

• READ THE MANUAL

• Harness straps at or above the shoulders

• Chest clip at the armpit level

• Pinch Test

• Top Tether

The Kansas law for car

seats and boosters is

based on the child’s...?

a) Age

b) Weight

c) Height

d) All of the above

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The Kansas law for car

seats and boosters is

based on the child’s...?

a) Age

b) Weight

c) Height

d) All of the above

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Kansas Law:

A child must use an appropriate

car seat until the child is:

8 years old or

80lbs. or

4’9”

Kansas Law:

A child must use an appropriate

car seat until the child is:

8 years old or

80lbs. or

4’9”

Booster

Which is better?

a) b)

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When can a child use the

seatbelt alone?a) When the parent is tired of dealing with the

booster

b) When they’ve met the requirements of the

law

c) When they fit the seatbelt

d) When the child is tired of the seatbelt

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When can a child use the

seatbelt alone?a) When the parent is tired of dealing with the

booster

b) When they’ve met the requirements of the

law

c) When they fit the seatbelt

d) When the child is tired of the seatbelt

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Seat Belt Fit

Test

1. Seat belt fits across

chest and hips

2. Bend knees at 90

degree angle

3. Stay in position for

the entire ride

It’s not that important if

the driver wears a

seatbelt or not.

a) True

b) False

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It’s not that important if

the driver wears a

seatbelt or not.

a) True

b) False

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If driver is belted, children are 95% likely to be belted.

If driver is not belted, children are only 30% likely to be belted.

Kansas Observational

Survey 2017

Children 0-4: 98%

Children 5-9: 85%

Children 10-14: 85%

Children 15-17: 85%

Adults: 18+: 82%

What’s the most common

reason a child is

left in a car?

a) Forgot child was there

b) Running inside for a quick errand

c) Didn’t know child was there

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What’s the most common

reason a child is

left in a car?

a) Forgot child was there

b) Running inside for a quick errand

c) Didn’t know child was there

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Our Goal

• Increase appropriate

seat use

• Improve installation

correctness

• Reduce crash

fatalities and serious

injuries

KansasCarSeatCheck.org

• Find a local car

seat technician to

check car seat

• Car seats available

for low income

families

Resources

Safe KidsSafety Tips, recalls, database of technicians at

www.cert.safekids.org

www.safekids.org

Kansas Traffic Safety Resource OfficeInformation and resources for Kansas traffic safety, database of all Kansas Child Passenger Safety Technicians

www.ktsro.org

Parents Central (NHTSA’s Website)From car seats to car keys, keeping kids safe

www.safercar.gov

Cherie Sage, Safe Kids Kansas

Cherie.Sage@ks.gov

SafeKidsKansas.org

Amanda Horner,

Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office

ahorner@dccca.org

ktsro.org

Questions?