Are Your Kids Ready For Summer Travel? Top Tips to Help Keep Kids Safe in Cars This Summer from Buckle Up for Life
May 26 2016 - 8:00AM
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Barbecues, fireworks, s’mores and swimming – they’re summer
classics. They rarely change because when you know something works,
you stick with it. You know what else stands the test of time? Car
seat safety tips.
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The proper use of car seats and booster
seats can help prevent many child injuries and deaths. That’s why
Buckle Up for Life is providing parents with summer travel safety
tips. (Source: Buckle Up for Life)
However, a staggering three out of four car seats are
incorrectly installedi. This is so alarming
because motor vehicle crashes are one of the leading causes of
death among childrenii. The good news is that a properly installed
car seat can help dramatically reduce injury and prevent death.
That’s why Buckle Up for Life, the national car seat safety program
from Cincinnati Children’s and Toyota, is sharing the following
tips, just in time for the busy summer road trip season.
- Always use the “Inch Test” and the
“Pinch Test”. Pinch the
car seat strap near the child’s shoulder; if you can pinch a
wrinkle in the fabric, tighten the strap until it is snug. For
the “Inch Test”, grab the
car seat from the back and bottom and tug from side to side and
front to back. If the seat moves more than an inch in either
direction, tighten it.
- Never add towels or extra layers
between the seat and your child. Car seats can get hot in
summer weather, but don’t pile up towels in your child’s seat to
keep them cool. Extra material could interfere with the seat’s
ability to restrain the child in the event of a crash, so it is
important to only use accessories and products specifically
approved for use by the seat’s manufacturer.
- Take time to cool off; then buckle
up. If the car seat is hot because of high summer temperatures,
take some extra time to cool the car down before placing your child
in the seat. Test buckles to ensure they are not hot, and if they
are, open the windows or turn on the air conditioner before
buckling children in. Never leave children alone in the car,
especially in the summer, when temperatures can escalate
dangerously in a matter of minutes.
- Don’t rent a car seat. If
you are renting a car this summer, use your own car seat. When you
rent a seat, you don’t know important facts about its history that
could affect its ability to protect your child (e.g., expiration
date, crash history, etc.). The good news is that most airlines
allow you to check your car seat for free.
- Secure loose items in the
car. Make sure all loose items – including summer travel
essentials such as beach chairs, coolers, umbrellas and suitcases –
are tightly secured in your vehicle. These objects could become
projectiles in the event of a crash.
“During the summer, families are out and about for many fun
activities – which can mean more time on the road,” said Gloria
DelCastillo, child passenger safety expert at Cincinnati Children’s
Hospital Medical Center and senior specialist for Buckle Up
for Life. “We hope everyone takes the time to put these car seat
tips in action to help our littlest passengers stay safe this
summer and beyond.”
The tips are part of Buckle Up for Life’s mission to
educate families about the proper use of car seats and seat belts
and provide free car seats to families in need.
About Buckle Up for Life
Buckle Up for Life is a national injury prevention program for
families, created by Toyota and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Medical Center in 2004, to help keep child passengers safe. The
program teaches parents and children about the proper use of car
seats and seat belts and provides free car seats to families in
need. Through partnerships with the leading pediatric hospitals in
the country, Buckle Up for Life has reached more than 23,000 people
in 14 cities, including New York, Memphis, Phoenix, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Orange
County, and San Antonio – and expands to new partners each year. In
one city alone, the program nearly tripled the use of proper car
seats in participating families. Toyota has provided funding for
over 40,000 car seats for families in need. For more information
about Buckle Up for Life, please visit www.buckleupforlife.org.
About Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center ranks third in the
nation among all Honor Roll hospitals in U.S. News & World
Report’s 2015 Best Children’s Hospitals. It is also ranked in
the top 10 for all 10 pediatric specialties, including a #1 ranking
in pulmonology and #2 in cancer and in nephrology. Cincinnati
Children’s, a non-profit organization, is one of the top three
recipients of pediatric research grants from the National
Institutes of Health, and a research and teaching affiliate of the
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. The medical center is
internationally recognized for improving child health and
transforming delivery of care through fully integrated, globally
recognized research, education and innovation. Additional
information can be found at www.cincinnatichildrens.org. Connect on
the Cincinnati Children’s blog, via Facebook and on Twitter.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM), the world's top automaker and creator of the
Prius, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live
through our Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands. Over the past 50 years,
we’ve built more than 25 million cars and trucks in North America,
where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and
directly employ more than 40,000 people (more than 32,000 in the
U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (1,500 in the U.S.)
sold more than 2.5 million cars and trucks (more than 2.2 million
in the U.S.) in 2013 – and about 80 percent of all Toyota vehicles
sold over the past 20 years are still on the road today.
Toyota partners with philanthropic organizations across the
country, with a focus on education, safety and the environment. As
part of this commitment, we share the company’s extensive know-how
garnered from building great cars and trucks to help community
organizations and other nonprofits expand their ability to do good.
For more information about Toyota, visit
www.toyotanewsroom.com.
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