Never leave children unattended in or around parked cars.  Some dangers are:

·                   Being inadvertently backed over in a driveway or parking lot.

·                   Being left in a vehicle where temperatures can reach deadly levels in minutes. 

·                   Accidentally knocking the vehicle into gear and setting it into motion.

·                   Strangulation by a power window or sunroof.

·                   Climbing into a truck and getting locked in.

Always wear a seatbelt and make sure all passengers buckle up. 

·                   Children should face the rear of the vehicle until they are 20 pounds and 1 year of age.  Children, who weigh 20 pounds before 1 year, should ride in a rear-facing infant seat designed for weights greater than 20 pounds until one year.

·                   Do not put a rear-facing car safety seat in the front passenger seat of any car with a passenger-side front air bag.

·                   Children must ride in a safety seat until they are 4 years old and weigh 40 pounds.

·                   A booster seat can be used when a child has outgrown the safety seat, but is too small to fit properly in a vehicle safety belt.

The safest place for children is in the back seat.