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CAR SEATS

Cars are built for adults. Kids don’t fit into the seats or the adult seat belt system either. So how do you protect your children when you know that car crashes are the leading cause of death and injury for kids under 9?

Restrain every child in a seat designed for the child’s weight, height and age.

Car Seat Laws

Child Restraint Stages

Choosing a Car Seat

Buying a Car Seat

Installing a Car Seat

Used Car Seat Safety Checklist

Car Seat Clinics

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Fact Sheets:

Keeping Kids In Their Car Seats (e.g. dealing with kids who play with their harness straps, unbuckle their buckles, etc.)

Safe Ride for Children With Special Health Needs

Warm & Cold Weather Tips

UFO Alert!!

(Unrestrained Flying Objects)

Any loose objects lying in a vehicle can become projectiles in a crash. In a collision, when a vehicle comes to a sudden stop, whatever is loose in the vehicle will continue to travel at the same speed that the vehicle was travelling. It can then hit passengers, causing injury and even death. Be aware of what’s lying around in your vehicle. Something that seems harmless, like a tissue box for example, can cause injury in a collision. If your child likes to take toys on road trips in order to stay amused, ensure that they are soft toys. These will carry less risk of injury.

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The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia has an excellent and informative website on child passenger safety, at http://www.icbc.com/Road_Safety/carseat.html . For more information, please follow the link.