Events and Media Information
News Releases
2008
New SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. and Toyota Partnership to Protect Children (3-19-08)
Program Helps New Parents Protect Babies in the Car (3-17-08)
Safety Seat Checkup at the Petersen Automotive Museum (3-08-08)
2007
New Program Encourages Teens to be Role Models for Safety (11-13-07)
Baby Saved in Crash After Mom’s Safety Class (7-23-07)
Letter from baby’s mother to SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. (English, Spanish)
Safe Rides to Day Care: Guidelines for Child Care Providers and Parents (7-24-07)
Safety Seat Checkup at the Petersen Automotive Museum (4/9/07)
Parents Warned of Risk to Kids in Day Care (2/7/07)
2006
Response to YouTube video, "Importance of a 5-Point Harness Carseat" (11/27/06)
"The Perfect Gift," recommendations on properly buckling up children (1/9/06)
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You may Email Us for an interview or background information on car seat misuse, car seat/vehicle incompatibility, restraint usage rates, education and training, behavioral issues, community programs, safety belts, school bus safety, children in aircraft, legislative and regulatory issues related to child passenger safety.
If you are on deadline,
please try these telephone numbers:
310-222-6860 (office)
From 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time (9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET) you
may call
626-798-5197 - Stephanie Tombrello, Executive Director
626-968-6555 - Cheryl Kim, Senior Program Consultant
For background information:
Car Seat Safety, Buckling Up Isn't Always Enough,
by Michael Sachs, MD, and Stephanie Tombrello.
Gerber Pediatric Basics, Winter 2000. (PDF)
Crash Protection for Child Passengers, A Review of Best Practice,
by Kathleen Weber. UMTRI Research Review, September 2000. (PDF)
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