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New Page 1 Welcome to the KIDS AND CARS education materials section of our website. We thank you for helping us to educate your community about the dangers children face if left unattended in or around motor vehicles.

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If you would like to order materials that we have produced for your convenience, you have several options on how to place an order.

1. Print and fax our handy order form to KIDS AND CARS @(913) 327-0014. We do accept purchase orders. After your order is shipped, we will send you an invoice.

US Fatalities By Type
2002-2006
62 Children
Behind Vehicle Lack Of Visibility -
Frontovers & Backovers 50 Children Backed
Over Every Week

English rack card

Information card (2-sided) 8.5" x 3.5” Abbreviated version of prevention safety messages with quick reminders for parents and caregivers about the dangers of leaving children unattended in or around vehicles. This rack style card is perfect for car rental companies, after birth education, and many more safety education opportunities.

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4 Different, 4 Color Posters ENGLISH
$0.20
Dramatic and eye-catching 4 color posters are available from KIDS AND CARS. There are 4 seperate posters that warn parents and caregivers about the dangers of leaving children unattended in or around motor vehicles. All posters are 11"x17" and are available in English and Spanish.

Top Left: Warning about blind zones and children being backed over. Click here to view larger
"The temperature inside a parked car can reach 125 degrees in just 20 minutes. The result may be heatstroke or even death to any child who happens to be locked inside. Please, never leave your child unattended in or around a motor vehicle. Not even for a ‘quick' errand.”

Top Right: Warning about leaving children alone in hot cars. Click here to view larger
“A 28 lb. child is no match for a 4,200 lb. motor vehicle. In the U.S., more than one child is backed over and killed each week in a parking lot or driveway. Please, never let your children play in, around or behind a motor vehicle, where you may not see them until it’s too late.”

Bottom Left: Warning about the dangers of power windows. Click here to view larger
“The average power window has the power to cut a grapefruit in two. Imagine the damage it can do to a small child who accidentally presses the button or thinks the window is some kind of toy. Please, never leave you child alone in or around a motor vehicle. Not even for a moment.”

Bottom Right: Warning about a child setting a car in motion. Click here to view larger
“Pretending to drive may be a child’s idea of fun. But each year, hundreds of children are critically injured or even killed as a result of accidentally setting a car into motion. A car is not a toy. Please, never leave your child unattended in or around a motor vehicle.”

Photographer: Eric Tucker (Also available below in spanish)

Children's books (appropriate for adults)
$2.00
What better way to educate a parent than by a children's one-page book? Learn about three different scenarios illustrating the dangers children face when left unattended in or around motor vehicles.

1. “Making funny pictures in the driveway” describes the dangers of backover incidents.
2. “Mommy goes into the store for a minute” warns about the dangers of leaving children alone in hot vehicles.
3. “Playing in Daddy’s car is fun” warns about what can happen if curious children are left alone in vehicles and start pushing buttons are engage a vehicle into gear.

You can purchase them individually or in a set of all three.

Illustrator: Mary Jane Begin

Public Service Announcements (PSA's) Available on DVD & VHS tape
$5.00
KIDS AND CARS offers eleven, 30-second TV PSA's to help parents and caregivers learn how to keep children safe in and around motor vehicles.

PSAs can be previewed on our website

The DVD and VHS version of our eleven 30-second PSA's are available for education and training purposes. Many programs incorporate these messages that quickly help viewers understand the dangers children face if left unattended in or around motor vehicles.

The PSAs included on each DVD or VHS tape are:
1. Power Windows
2. 62 Children (backover)
3. Hyperthermia (heat stroke)
4. Cade (backover)
5. It Only Takes A Second
6. Somebody Help Me!
7. Car Theft
8. Oven (heat stroke)
9. Bye-Bye Syndrome (backovers)
10. Bye-Bye Syndrome-Spanish (backovers)
11. Alone in a Vehicle

All of our PSA are also available to interested media outlets on BETACAMSP tape. To request materials, please send a message to email@KidsAndCars.org. Please indicate your name and the name of the media organization you represent.