Child Safety Measures It is clear that innocent children who count on parents and caregivers to protect them from danger are being placed at risk when a sub- stance impaired driver has made the decision to drive impaired with a child passenger.
Teach your children the safest ways to ride in a car.
Children should be taught to never get into a vehicle if they are afraid for their safety. Talk about ways to manage
uncomfortable situations. Teach your children techniques for keeping themselves safe by instructing them to: • Sit in the back seat; • Buckle-up tight and use their child safety seat, if age appropriate; • Put all of their belongings on the floor; • Do not bother the driver and stay quiet; • Tell a trusted grown-up immediately about the unsafe ride; • Call a parent or other loved one from a cell phone, if possible.
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