car seat safety Archives

8 to 14-Year-Olds Need to be Safe in the Car Too

Most state child seat laws go up to 8 years of age, which is much better than those few states that don’t and the one that only goes […]

Car Crashes, Safety and Injury Prevention

03 (19 ) Mar

Even though I spent 18 years of my life taking care of the aftermath of car crashes as a firefighter and paramedic, spending a few days at a […]

Are Built-In Car Seats Better Than Regular Ones?

18 (20 ) Feb

Keeping our kids safe while we’re driving is every parent’s top concern, and we’d like to address one related issue that’s come up a few times in the […]

LATCH Ratings by IIHS

07 (20 ) Jan

This past year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety issued its first ease-of-use ratings for LATCH hardware in vehicles. These LATCH ratings are meant to serve as a […]

The Best Child Road Safety Laws by State

24 (20 ) Dec

Many states have a variety of safety laws in place that are designed to keep their youngest residents safe, but some are doing a better job of protecting their most vulnerable residents than others. […]

Living Up to the Fireman’s Prayer

12 (19 ) Nov

A note from Safe Ride 4 Kids’ CEO: In the fall of 1998 when I was a brand new fireman, graduating from fire academy, I asked permission to […]

Safe Halloween Driving Tips

29 (14 ) Oct

I don’t know about you but my kids love Halloween. With all that candy, dressing up and often staying up late, what child wouldn’t? But dark costumes and […]

3 States Update Their Child Restraint Laws (2015)

23 (20 ) Jul

Kentucky, New Jersey and Oklahoma made updates to their Child Restraint Laws recently. Here we’ll explain the updates in normal language, instead of legalese. Kentucky House Bill 315 […]

Dress Your Kids Comfortably During Long Road Trips

30 (20 ) Apr

Our Safe Ride 4 Kids team features a Tip of the Week every week on FaceBook about car seat safety and safe driving while pregnant. Last week’s tip […]