Safety Tips Provided by Kids In Cars

Children should never be left alone in a vehicle, not even to run a quick errand.  Kids in
Cars offers parents the following  tips to help keep their children safe. 

• Plan ahead to use drive-through services where available such as pharmacies and banks.
  More and more services are adding drive-through convenience, including dry cleaners,
  restaurants (beyond fast food),  libraries, grocery stores, and even dog grooming.  A quick search on the
  Internet will help you find convenient drive-through services in your area.
   
• Call dry cleaners and other businesses to schedule pick-up and drop-off services at your vehicle. 
  Most businesses will bring service curbside if you call ahead.
   
• Use your debit or credit card at the gas pump.
   
• Ask grocery store clerks to load your bags into your vehicle and return the grocery cart.
   
• If  possible, leave your children with a responsible adult.  Arrange a baby-sitting co-op with your
  neighbor to give you an hour to run errands.

Accidents can happen right in your own garage or driveway.  Kids In Cars offers parents
the following tips to help prevent accidents in or around vehicles. 
 

• Keep vehicles locked at all times-even in the garage or driveway.
   
• Never leave keys within the reach of children.
   
• Teach children to never play in or around vehicles.
   
• Consider installing cross-view mirrors and /or a backup detection device on your vehicle.
   
• Make sure all young passengers have left your car after is parked.
   
• When a child is missing, check vehicles and trunks immediately.
   
• If a child is locked inside a vehicle, get them out as quickly as possible.  If they are hot or |
  appear sick,  call 911 or your local emergency number.

Kids In Cars is a Missouri-based, national, non-profit organization dedicated to preventing injuries and
death that occur due to children being left unattended in or around motor vehicles.  Kids In Cars has
embarked on a mission to pursue preventative legislation in all 50 states to make sure that no child is
ever, not even for a minute, left alone in or around a motor vehicle.  Fro more information on Kids In Cars,
to donate or volunteer please visit  www.kidsincars.org