Calendars

Child Safety Seat Checkups

Professional and Technician Training

News Releases

2011

Toyota and SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. Hold Free Checkup (10/27/11)

California to require booster seats until age 8 (10/06/11)

Father’s Day Tragedies Prompt Safety Warnings (6/20/11)

Confused about new car seat recommendations? Two opportunities to get help coming up in April (4/30/11)

Advocate’s Kids Saved in Crash (4/13/11)

Safety Seat Checkup Helps Pomona Kids Ride Safely (4/07/11)

2010

SPATE OF DUI CRASHES KILL, HURT KIDS: SAFETY ADVOCATES ALERT PARENTS (8/02/10)

Safety Seat Checkup at the Petersen Automotive Museum (3/29/10)

2009

Glendora Selected as “Model City” for New Child Passenger Safety Program (11/03/09)

Safety Seat Checkup Scheduled at Babies R Us in Van Nuys (9/21/09)

DUI Crashes Injure Kids, Remind Parents of Risk of Driving Impaired (8/21/09)

New York Tragedy A Stark Reminder To California Parents (8/11/09)

A Familiar Pattern: Father Kills Children, Wife, Injures 5 in Holiday DUI Crash (7/07/09)

Death of Three–Year–Old Highlights Little–Noticed Dui Risk to Kids (4/27/09)

Fatal Pasadena Crash Highlights Lessons for Parents During Special Enforcement Period (4/25/09)

Controversy about Safety Seat Testing (3/04/09). SBSUSA response to 3/01/09 Chigaco Tribune article

2008

Safety Seat Checkup Coming to San Fernando Valley (11-21-08)

Fatal Crash: A Tragic Lesson for Grandparents (10-22-08)

Kids at Risk, Parents Assisted at Safety Seat Check Up (10-10-08)

Safety Seat Checkup Coming to Glendora (9-08-08)

Safety Seat Checkup Scheduled at Whittier Quad (8-01-08)

Safety Seat Checkup Scheduled at South Los Angeles Mall (7-29-08)

Weekend Dui Crashes Highlight Little Known Risk to Kids (7-25-08)

Highway 4 Crash Highlights DUI Risk to Kids (5-01-08)

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)

Tether Anchor Installation in pre-2001 Toyota & Lexus Vehicles
A Program Partnership with SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. (Lea en español)

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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