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)

Calendars

Child Safety Seat Checkups

Professional and Technician Training

Media Watch (PDF) reporting form

For Media Representatives:

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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