Safe Kids Utah County

11/28/2025

Transitioning from a forward-facing seat to a booster

Remember:
Always use your forward-facing car seat to the maximum height or weight limit before moving your child to a booster seat. Always follow the age, weight, height and other guidelines provided by the car seat manufacturer.

Seat belts are made for adults. A booster seat protects children who are too large for a forward-facing car seat but too small for a seat belt. Watch this video.

A booster seat “boosts” the child so that the seat belt can fit across the strongest bones of the body.

https://youtu.be/kkIzc54bOCc

For more information, visit https://ClickIt.utah.gov - Utah's most comprehensive seat belt and occupant restraint website.

11/27/2025

Use stair gates both at the top and at the bottom of stairs.

Built-in, wall-mounted gates are best.

Only use wall-mounted gates at the top of stairs. Pressure mounted gates can be knocked over allowing the child to fall down the stairs.

While important and effective, remember that stair gates are not a substitute for adult supervision.

11/26/2025

Car crashes are a leading cause of death among teens. In fact, teens, as both drivers and passengers, have the lowest seat belt usage among any age group.

Did you know two-thirds of teens killed in crashes were not wearing seat belts?

In the event of a sudden stop or car crash, your seat belt is designed to keep YOU and EVERYONE else in the car in place.

The fact is, if you are thrown from the vehicle, you will not land on a pillow. You will likely land on asphalt, plummet into a pole, skid across pavement, or get run over by another car.

How do you prevent this from happening? It’s easy—click it!

For more information on teen driving safety, visit ZeroFatalities.com

https://clickit.utah.gov/car-seats-seat-belts/teens/

Teens Car crashes are a leading cause of death among teens. In fact, teens, as both driver and passengers have the lowest seat belt usage among any age group. Did you know two-thirds of teens killed in crashes were not wearing seat belts? In the event of a sudden stop or car crash, your seat […]

11/25/2025

DYK ❓ Ma*****na, prescription medications, and even some over-the-counter meds can affect your ability to drive safely, just like alcohol.

11/25/2025

¿Lo sabías❓ La Ma*****na y algunos medicamentos pueden afectar tu capacidad para manejar de forma segura tanto como alcohol.

11/23/2025

Prepare your teens for autumn driving safety. Think daylight savings, rain, and wind. Preparing ahead of time can help decrease the chance of teen driver accidents.

11/23/2025

Watch out for children and pedestrians who are distracted. It can be difficult to see small children in busy parking lots, who may make quick, unpredictable movements. Hold the hands of your children to keep them safe from traffic. Also, watch out for those focused on their smartphones.

11/22/2025

Todos sabemos que criar a los puede ser un desafío. Si bien hay algunas batallas que simplemente no vale la pena pelear, proteger a tu adolescente detrás del volante es una que sí lo vale. Antes de entregarles las llaves del vehículo 🔑, asegúrate de que ellos se sepan las reglas de la carretera 🚘 🚦.

11/22/2025

We all know parenting teens can be challenging. While some battles aren’t worth fighting, protecting your teen behind the wheel is. Before you hand over the car keys 🔑, make sure they know the rules of the road 🚘 🚦.

11/21/2025

Teach your teens to buckle up every ride, every car, every time, forever. Start this rule when your kids are young.

11/21/2025

Christmas is fast approaching and we wanted to do something to help the struggling families in the communities that we serve.

In collaboration with Tabitha's Way and our incredible first responders we are holding a toy drive!

Saturday, December 6th 1000-1600hrs
UVU Lots 9 & 10
800 S Wolverine Way, Orem

Please help us spread the word and bring some holiday cheer!

For any questions, media outreach, or business sponsorship queries, please contact Anjanelle Redford at
badgesbootsandtoys@gmail.com

11/20/2025

Rain, snow, slush, all wet weather patterns can make driving more dangerous. Teach your teens to drive slow and to slow down in dangerous weather conditions.