Car and Road

4 Tips for Every New Mom

September 10, 2013

September is Baby Safety Month, which just so happens to coincide with our anxious wait for the arrival of our first child…how fitting! Leading up to September has been a fun and strange combination of gearing up while also paring down.

Tags: baby safety, safe sleep, new parents, car seat, choking, carbon monoxide detector

Tip

Bike Safety Tips (PDF)

Here are a few tips you can download so that you will be as safe as possible while riding a bike.

Bear Crossing

By Rennie Ferguson

September 3, 2013

The hazards of walking while distracted

Have you ever texted a friend while walking down a sidewalk and thought ‘what’s the worst that could happen?’ For this unsuspecting guy, it was almost running into a hungry-looking brown bear. Luckily, everyone turned out okay. But what if that bear had been a car going 30 miles per hour?

Tags: Teen Pedestrian Safety, pedestrian safety, Distracted Walking, teens

Research Report

Research Report: Teens and Distraction (August 2013)

In an observational study, Safe Kids Worldwide discovered that 1 in 5 Teens crosses the road distracted.

Are Teens Too Plugged In?

By Editor

August 26, 2013

Our research report, “Teens and Distraction: An In-Depth Look at Teens’ Walking Behaviors,” is an observational study that tracked a remarkable 34,000 middle- and high-school students crossing the street in a school zone. A shocking 1 in 5 high school students and 1 in 8 middle school students were observed crossing the street while distracted by technology.

Tags: pedestrian safety, Teen Pedestrian Safety, Distracted Walking, teens