Funded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Center (UTC) Program, the Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) UTC is led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). In partnership with San Diego State University and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), center researchers endeavor to maximize the potential safety benefits of disruptive technologies through targeted […]
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Bringing the Passion at the Virtual 2020 Texas Child Passenger Safety Conference
People in the child passenger safety field are some of the most passionate advocates you’ll ever meet. And they infused passion into the virtual 2020 Texas Child Passenger Safety Conference Sept. 9–11, 2020. The fourth annual event had more than 400 attendees, most of whom are child passenger safety technicians (CPSTs). Organized by the Texas […]
When You Ride Uber or Lyft With Your Kids, Do You Use Car Seats? You Should
We need consistent policies and laws regarding children and rideshare before somebody gets hurt. By Katie Womack Passengers under age 5 may constitute a tiny share of customers for Uber and Lyft, but those fragile riders deserve more attention as the industry grows. That’s because parents and rideshare drivers are both confused about when, where […]
Keep Kids Safe on the Road: 2019 Child Passenger Safety Week
This week, Sept. 15-21, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is sponsoring Child Passenger Safety Week. Whenever you’re on the road, make sure your kids are secured in the correct car seat for their weight, age, and size, and that the seat itself is properly installed and secured in your vehicle. | Read More
Child Passenger Safety Conference Highlights Life-Saving Efforts of Technicians
In a rare moment for child passenger safety seat technicians (CPSTs), nearly 300 technicians and safety advocates heard firsthand from a mother who assured them that the work they do saved her daughter’s life. Michele and Brooke Ice were the keynote luncheon speakers for the 2018 Texas Child Passenger Safety Conference, held June 24–26 in […]
Statewide Safety Conference Unites Child Car Seat Technicians for Unique Gathering
A Texas conference dedicated to child passenger safety was held in Richardson, Texas, July 10–12, highlighting the enormous strides made in the last 25 years to protect children who ride in safety seats. But it also revealed how much more work needs to be done. A majority of children who ride in child safety seats […]
National Seat Check Saturday
Bev Kellner has a daunting task: teaching parents how to properly buckle up their children in a child safety seat. Sounds easy enough, but considering that most of the more than 19,000 kids in car seats she’s checked over the last 14 years have been buckled improperly or not at all, she won’t be out […]
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