Online Resources to Promote Safety Among Older-Child Passengers

American Academy of Pediatrics - www.aap.org

• CPS Issue Report on Booster Seats
• Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families, 2004
• Moving Kids Safely: Introduction to Car Safety Seats – online Continuing Medical Education course for physicians and other health care professionals

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia/Partners for Child Passenger Safety/State Farm
www.chop.edu/carseat

• Keeping Kids Safe During Crashes: Every Child Deserves a Safe Ride
• What You Need to Know: Car Safety Basics for Your 4- to 8-year-old
• What You Need to Know: Car Safety Basics for Older Kids

National Automobile Dealers Association - www.nada.org

• NADA's Boost for Safety: Give Kids a Lift for Life program

National Partnership for Booster Seat Safety – www.boostkids.org

NHTSA/Ad Council Public Service Advertising Campaign Materials -www.boosterseat.gov

• Television/radio ads; Teacher’s Guide; Safety Quick Check

NHTSA: Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Fatality Count/Injury Estimates for 2003
www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/PPT/2003AARelease.pdf

NHTSA: 2003 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey (MVOSS)
Go to www.nhtsa.dot.gov, click on the “Traffic Tech Publications” link in the “NHTSA Quick Links” drop-down menu, choose the 2004 drop-down link, item 294 (September).

NHTSA: Child Restraint Use in 2004 – Overall Results
www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/2005/809845.pdf

NHTSA: The Use of Child Restraints in 2002 – Results of the 2002 NOPUS Controlled Intersection Study
www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/Rpts/2003/ChildRestraints.pdf

NHTSA: Misuse of Child Restraints Study
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/outreach/TrafficTech/2004/trafficTech290/

NHTSA: Best Practices for Promoting Booster Seat Use -- A How-To Guide Based on Community Demonstration Projects
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CPS/promote/index.htm

NHTSA: Increasing Booster Seat Use for 4- to 8-Year-Old Children
www.nhtsa.gov/CPS/booster_seat/National_Strategy/index.htm