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Child Abuse   Family Childcare   Food   Funding   Health   Safety   Special Needs   Staff   Staff Training   Starting a Program   State Regulations   Technology   Transportation   Volunteers Running a Program Transportation Child Transportation Safety Choosing the Correct School Bus for Transporting PS Children National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Restraint Use Rises to Record High Level for Infants and Toddlers Vince and Larry's Safety City Child Transportation Safety This site will answer many of your questions about child transportation safety. The easy to understand chart shows the proper child safety seat use for children up to age 12. If you have other questions about child transportation safety, you can search their site by topic. Back to top Choosing the Correct School Bus for Transporting PS Children This publication helps you select the type of school bus you need and decide the features and equipment necessary to allow you to safely transport your pre-school passengers. Back to top National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) NHTSA is responsible for reducing deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes. They carry out highway safety and consumer programs, and conduct research on driver behavior and traffic safety. The site has great information helpful to parents and program providers. Back to top Restraint Use Rises to Record High Level for Infants and Toddlers Restraint use among young children rose to a record level in 2002, according to estimates from a major survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. An estimated 99 percent of infants under age one are now restrained, up 4 percentage points from 2000. Fully 94 percent of toddlers are now restrained, a 3 percentage point gain over two years ago. Back to top Vince and Larry’s Safety City Larry and Vince are real dummies-crash test dummies, that is. They have been in over 10,000 car crashes over the years, in order to test car safety. What happens at the Car Testing Grounds? What's the correct way to wear a seat belt? Are air bags more trouble than they are worth? What's the best way to be safe around school buses? What's up with bicycle safety? Larry and Vince give you the answers. You can test your own transportation safety knowledge in the Safety Challenges Trivia game. Back to top