Teaching families how to safely transport their children is the heart of the Safe Kids Buckle Up program. Using car seats, booster seats and seat belts the right way on every ride saves lives.
Child Passenger Safety Facts
- Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among children ages three to 14.
- Correctly used child safety seats are extremely effective and reduce the risk of death as much as 71 percent.
- Nearly 73 percent of child restraints are not installed or used correctly.
- Nearly half of kids 14 and under who died in crashes were completely unrestrained.
Learn More About Safe Kids Tulsa Area
To learn more about Safe Kids or child passenger safety, please call
at 918-494-SAFE (7233) or follow the links below.
Safe Kids Tulsa Area is the eastern Oklahoma affiliate of Safe Kids Worldwide
-a global organization dedicated to preventing injuries in children. The Tulsa coalition is led by The Children's Hospital at Saint Francis.