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Pediatricians said on Monday that kids should sit in rear-facing car seats as long as they fit, or until the age of two. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also recommended that after that, children should ride in booster seats up to age eight or if they are still too small to fit correctly in seat belts. "The best possible thing you can do is keep your child rear-facing as long as possible," said Dr. Benjamin Hoffman of the American Academy of Pediatrics, which issued the...
CAMP HILL, Pa., March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Safe Kids Pennsylvania wholeheartedly endorses the newest child passenger safety recommendations developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The policy statement is clear and concise as it encourages slowing the transition from one child restraint type to the next. It does this with five recommendations: All infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing car safety seat until they are 2 years of age or until they reach the...
DETROIT, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Rollovers are among the rarest of vehicle crashes, but the 2011 Buick Enclave still provides maximum protection against them. High-tech sensors designed to predict rollovers and help protect vehicle occupants before a crash occurs are part of the standard comprehensive safety package on the 2011 Enclave, recipient of NHTSA's highest five-star overall vehicle safety score and recently awarded a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway...
Federal legislation introduced by New York lawmakers would promote safe and responsible driving by younger drivers, Rochester car accident lawyer Scott C. Gottlieb says. Rochester, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) March 12, 2011 A Rochester personal injury attorney who represents New York car accident victims said today he endorses a plan that would set a national standard for states to implement graduated driver's license programs for teen drivers. Two New York lawmakers, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and...
SAN DIEGO, March 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This week's recognition of California Teen Driving Safety brings with it the promise of educated, responsible teen drivers and safer roads. Impact Teen Drivers, a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching teens about the consequences of reckless driving, released statistics that underline the need for improved teen driver education and support. According to the group, reckless and distracted driving is the number one killer of teens in America....
LIVONIA, Mich., Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (NYSE: TRW), today unveiled a new, intelligent safety system designed to enhance the protection of occupants in challenging driving situations or mitigate the effects of a crash. The system combines TRW's Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system with its Active Control Retractor (ACR) seatbelt technology to reinforce driver warning; improve occupant position in relation to the vehicle's airbag restraint system; and...
Pediatric Community Joins SeatSnug In Raising Child Safety Awareness Fort Washington, PA (PRWEB) February 14, 2011 Lap Belt Cinch, Inc. (LBC), developers of CG-Lock technology and makers of the CG-Lock and SeatSnug seatbelt enhancement devices, announced today that the SeatSnug stability device will be featured by Pediatric Safety on the organization's web site (http://www.pediatricsafety.net/2011/01/seatsnug/). Pediatric Safety, a leading organization in the promotion of safety...
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) "Teen Click It or Ticket" campaign will launch statewide following the success of a five-county pilot program aimed at increasing seat belt use among young drivers and passengers ages 16-20. Since the roll out of the pilot program in May 2009, both teen drivers and passengers buckled up for safety - with as much as a 9.1 percent increase in the number of teen drivers using seat belts according to...
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- An inaugural national research report released today from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm Insurance Companies® shows that the impact of teen driver crashes extends far beyond teen drivers' families and friends. In 2008, more than half a million (681,000) people were involved in crashes where a teen driver was behind the wheel. More than 40,000 were injured, and nearly 30 percent of those who died in these crashes...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Laws that ban texting while driving and that improve safety for teen drivers top AAA's agenda nationwide as state legislatures convene across the country for their 2011 sessions. AAA looks to build on a relatively successful campaign of traffic safety law improvements last year. "Last year showed states' strong commitment to traffic safety as nearly a dozen states enacted laws banning texting while driving, but there were also real...
