Safety Topics Safety Topics Bicycle Safety Child Safety Distracted Driving Drug-Impaired Driving Drunk Driving First Responder Safety Motorcycle Safety Older Driver Safety Pedestrian Safety Rail Grade Crossing School Bus Safety Seat Belt Safety Speeding Teen Driver Safety Vehicle Safety View All Breadcrumb Safety Topics Child Safety Child Safety About Car Seats, Boosters & Belts Heatstroke Prevention Facts Resources About Children rely on adults to keep them safe, in and outside of the vehicle, which is why it’s so important to include child safety in a communication plan. We offer communication material related to child passenger safety, including car and booster seats, and pediatric heatstroke prevention. Many assets are available in English and Spanish. Share this information with partner organizations to help spread the message across communities.Key Dates May: Heatstroke Prevention Day is May 1.September: Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week is September 21-27, 2025, with September 27 highlighted as National Seat Check Saturday. Campaigns Car Seats, Boosters & Seat Belts Car Seats, Boosters & Seat Belts Resources to help keep children safe in vehicles, this includes car seats, boosters, and seat belts for tweens. Also, get material for Child Passenger Safety Week. Learn More → Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention Resources to help educate parents and caregivers about the dangers of hot cars, including children getting trapped in an unlocked vehicle, being forgotten or left. Learn More → Facts Child safety facts, stats and reports from NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis Get More Facts & Reports Car crashes are a leading cause of death for children.Every day, on average, three children under 14 were killed and 442 were injured in traffic crashes in 2023.700 children were killed in passenger vehicles in 2023, and over 125,000 were injured.More Child Safety facts: Car Seats, Boosters & Seat BeltsVehicular Heatstroke PreventionChild Safety Facts in Spanish Additional Resources Child Safety data visualizationSeat Belts and Child Restraints Countermeasures That WorkChild Safety researchNHTSA.gov Child Safety: English | SpanishSign up to get campaign updates via email from Traffic Safety Marketing
Safety Topics Safety Topics Bicycle Safety Child Safety Distracted Driving Drug-Impaired Driving Drunk Driving First Responder Safety Motorcycle Safety Older Driver Safety Pedestrian Safety Rail Grade Crossing School Bus Safety Seat Belt Safety Speeding Teen Driver Safety Vehicle Safety View All Breadcrumb Safety Topics Child Safety Child Safety About Car Seats, Boosters & Belts Heatstroke Prevention Facts Resources About Children rely on adults to keep them safe, in and outside of the vehicle, which is why it’s so important to include child safety in a communication plan. We offer communication material related to child passenger safety, including car and booster seats, and pediatric heatstroke prevention. Many assets are available in English and Spanish. Share this information with partner organizations to help spread the message across communities.Key Dates May: Heatstroke Prevention Day is May 1.September: Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week is September 21-27, 2025, with September 27 highlighted as National Seat Check Saturday. Campaigns Car Seats, Boosters & Seat Belts Car Seats, Boosters & Seat Belts Resources to help keep children safe in vehicles, this includes car seats, boosters, and seat belts for tweens. Also, get material for Child Passenger Safety Week. Learn More → Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention Resources to help educate parents and caregivers about the dangers of hot cars, including children getting trapped in an unlocked vehicle, being forgotten or left. Learn More → Facts Child safety facts, stats and reports from NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis Get More Facts & Reports Car crashes are a leading cause of death for children.Every day, on average, three children under 14 were killed and 442 were injured in traffic crashes in 2023.700 children were killed in passenger vehicles in 2023, and over 125,000 were injured.More Child Safety facts: Car Seats, Boosters & Seat BeltsVehicular Heatstroke PreventionChild Safety Facts in Spanish Additional Resources Child Safety data visualizationSeat Belts and Child Restraints Countermeasures That WorkChild Safety researchNHTSA.gov Child Safety: English | SpanishSign up to get campaign updates via email from Traffic Safety Marketing