Frontover and Backover Prevention for Babies On The Way
Cars are not playgrounds, but they are often near areas where children play. Children can be injured or killed in "backover" or "frontover" incidents.
Parents, caregivers and drivers can all do their part to make sure children do not share space with vehicles. A five-second walk around the car before you get in could save a child's life.
 Top Tips
- Walk all the way around your parked vehicle to check for children—or anything that could attract a child, like pets or toys - under or behind your vehicle before getting in and starting the engine.
- Accompany young children when they get in and out of a vehicle.
- Identify and use safe play areas for children that are away from parked or moving vehicles. Block driveways so cars cannot enter and exit.
- Designate a safe spot for children to wait, where a driver can see them, when nearby vehicles are about to move. An adult should always hold a baby when a nearby car is about to move.
- Firmly hold the hand of every child when walking near moving vehicles and when in driveways, in parking lots or on sidewalks.
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