Marc Cohen knows just how catastrophic an incorrectly installed car seat can be. On an otherwise ordinary day, his 21-year-old […more…]
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SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A.
www.carseat.org
(818) 469-1654
Executive Director: Marc Cohen
Mission
To help reduce the number of serious and fatal traffic injuries suffered by children by promoting the correct, consistent use of safety seats and safety belts.
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A certified instructor at SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. offered to help me with our two car seats. They took the time to explain and teach me how to install the seats and how to keep my children safer in the car.
A few months later, both children were in my Expedition. As we exited a parking lot, we were slammed on the right side where my one-year-old sat. He was not making any noise! I panicked. His side of the car was crushed. Finally, my little one started screaming.
Ignoring my pain, I climbed into the back seat and was able to see them. Emergency vehicles arrived and I was put in an ambulance (turns out I had a concussion, two spinal fractures, and two herniated discs in my back).A firefighter told me that both my children were fine and that what saved them was how well their car seats were installed and how well they fit into them. I am forever grateful to SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. for saving my children’s lives that day, it would have been a lot worse had it not been for their car seats being installed properly.
Six Simple Ways to Save Children
The correct use of a child restraint system appropriate for a child’s age SAVES LIVES. You can help SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. keep children safe:
$4,000: Covers production costs of public service announcements
$5,000: Funds a car seat checkup event in an underserved community
$8,000: Sends two Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST) to a Safety Education Conference
$9,000: Funds the monthly webinars covering new laws, new seats, and reviews studies about child passenger safety
$10,000: Covers a distribution event of 100 free booster seats to schools
$11,000: Funds the training of 25 English-speaking and bilingual Child Passenger Safety Technicians
Any amount supports the nonprofit’s advocacy for correct child restraint usage.
Key Supporters
California Office of Traffic Safety
Los Angeles County Department
of Public Health
City of Torrance
American Honda Motor Co.
Toyota Motors North America
Volkswagen of America