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We must protect kids on the move, and thus it is important that this examination is holistic. It must involve all of us who use roads and highways: cars and trucks, and also bicyclists and pedestrians. 

See how Safe Kids and the CDC say the US can improve upon road crash rates.

Dive into this blog on a public policy initiative in the recent Safe Kids report on water safety and laws requiring fences and barriers around pools. 

Learn how California is raising awareness about heatstroke by educating new drivers, and testing on it. 

Safe Kids’ recent report on water safety includes calls to action on policy for home pools, need for barriers, strong inspections at public pools.

Pennsylvania passes nation’s fourth bill requiring rear-facing seating in cars up to age 2, an example of public servants meeting their greatest responsibility of protecting children. 

With Independence Day approaching, we must remember the danger of fireworks, just as states are making it easier to purchase them. 

Opioids are the source of a crisis across the country. Please tell your representatives that you support HR 4969.

What will you do with an extra 24 hours? Leap Day only happens once every four years, and this year we are supporting our partner Chevrolet in the “Day it Forward” campaign.

While recognizing that driving a car is very serious business, officials hope that these signs will be more than one-time reminders to drivers. In addition to making people laugh, they hope these attention-grabbing signs will be family conversation starters, and help create more long-term safe driving habits.