Yesterday my husband and I were out enjoying the weather by taking a walk around the neighborhood. We completed our walk by walking past an apartment building where a few kids were playing outside. One of the girls came up to us excited to show off her new bike she received for her 6th birthday (Guess she never learned about not talking to strangers). Noticing her helmet lying on the pavement I asked why she wasn’t wearing her helmet. Her response, “Its ok, I don’t need to wear it. Mom said I’m hard-headed just like my paps.”
5/25/10
5/24/10
Booster Seat Safety
I was going in to work early, and my daughter was 5 at the time. I needed to take her to a baby sitter that lives about 20 minutes away. As we got into the car, she asked, "Mom, can I sit in the front seat, please?" I almost relented, but then I remembered the two lane highway we had to go up. I told her no, and put her in her booster seat, in the back middle position.
It was one of those days where I almost gave in to her. As we were headed up the road at 55 mph, I noticed another car coming the opposite direction start to drift over into my lane. The driver continued to go over off the road and came back up in my lane of travel and hit us almost head on at 60 mph. She hit us on the passenger front side, right where my daughter would have been sitting.
I was an EMT for 6 years and know first hand, people don't walk away from these kinds of accidents. But, my daughter did!
All airbags deployed, including front and side airbags, and the suv I was driving was a total loss.
I look back on that day, and think if I had just given in, she could have been severely injured. Such a small decision had a huge impact on not only my life, but my daughters as well.
As it was, she had minor brusing from the seat belt. That day I got to watch my daughter walk away from a horrific accident.
I still get nervous driving up that road, but I know that I made the right choice that day.
My daughter now advocates for every child to sit in the back. She has gotten the importance of it, and she's only 7. She often asks me about her friends when they ride in front, and why they do it.
It was one of those days where I almost gave in to her. As we were headed up the road at 55 mph, I noticed another car coming the opposite direction start to drift over into my lane. The driver continued to go over off the road and came back up in my lane of travel and hit us almost head on at 60 mph. She hit us on the passenger front side, right where my daughter would have been sitting.
I was an EMT for 6 years and know first hand, people don't walk away from these kinds of accidents. But, my daughter did!
All airbags deployed, including front and side airbags, and the suv I was driving was a total loss.
I look back on that day, and think if I had just given in, she could have been severely injured. Such a small decision had a huge impact on not only my life, but my daughters as well.
As it was, she had minor brusing from the seat belt. That day I got to watch my daughter walk away from a horrific accident.
I still get nervous driving up that road, but I know that I made the right choice that day.
My daughter now advocates for every child to sit in the back. She has gotten the importance of it, and she's only 7. She often asks me about her friends when they ride in front, and why they do it.
5/20/10
Buckle Up For Love
I found this facebook- what a great idea to help keep kids safe!"If you see an unrestrained child in a moving motor vehicle, report the Utah license plate number and the details of what you saw at:
1-800-887-KIDS
The Utah Safety Council will remind the vehicle owner to Buckle Up for Love!"
Safe Kids Utah - May 2010 Newsletter
Safe Kids Utah just released their May 2010 newsletter. Check out the link to read it.
Women killed in rollover, three children survived
Found this article at ksl.com. I think this goes to show why it is so important that you buckle up your children while in the car.
Woman killed in rollover
May 19th, 2010 @ 10:40pm
TREMONTON, Utah (AP) -- A Colorado woman is dead but her three young children have survived after their pickup truck rolled on Interstate 84 west of Tremonton.
Utah Highway Patrol troopers say the 23-year-old woman from Meeker, Colo., was driving west on I-84 about 3 p.m. Wednesday when the vehicle veered into the center median and swerved back onto the highway before crashing and rolling over.
They say she wasn't wearing a seat belt but remained inside the vehicle with her three children.
The 4-year-old boy, 2-year-old girl and a 9-month-old boy were all secured in the vehicle and received only minor injuries.
Officials are withholding the woman's name until other family members are notified.
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Information from: Deseret News
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Woman killed in rollover
May 19th, 2010 @ 10:40pm
TREMONTON, Utah (AP) -- A Colorado woman is dead but her three young children have survived after their pickup truck rolled on Interstate 84 west of Tremonton.
Utah Highway Patrol troopers say the 23-year-old woman from Meeker, Colo., was driving west on I-84 about 3 p.m. Wednesday when the vehicle veered into the center median and swerved back onto the highway before crashing and rolling over.
They say she wasn't wearing a seat belt but remained inside the vehicle with her three children.
The 4-year-old boy, 2-year-old girl and a 9-month-old boy were all secured in the vehicle and received only minor injuries.
Officials are withholding the woman's name until other family members are notified.
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Information from: Deseret News
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
5/19/10
Power Window Strangulation
Who would have thought that power windows could be so dangerous! Another reason not to leave your kids alone in the car.
5/13/10
Free Safe Kids Events in Utah
Safe Kids is sponsoring FREE events across Utah:
- Car Seat Checkpoint on May 20 in Salina
- Car Seat Checkpoint on May 21 in Coalville
- Safe Kids Fest on May 22 in Kaysville
- Car Seat Checkpoint on June 2 in Gunnison
Check out safekidsutah.org for more events and event details
5/6/10
Car Seat Safety
Took my grandson to feed the ducks at the park. I think he ate more of the bread than he fed the ducks. On our way home we were in a front-on collision. Usually I don’t bother to take the car seat out of his mother’s car, but today I did. Good thing I did because today it saved his life.
Event at the Pool
My three kids and I decided to go to the local pool with our neighbors. The kids went into the wading pool and I told them to stay together. The other mom and I positioned our chairs by the side of the pool so we could keep an eye on the kids, and let our toddlers play dip their feet in the water. I was talking to my friend and seconds later Carlie, my 3 year old was gone. For some reason, I happened to turn around, to see her walking over to the main pool. She walked directly under the lifeguard chair and walked into to the pool. No one else saw her. It took me forever to run over to where she fell in and pull her out. I have never seen her eyes so big as when I pulled her out of the water. Even though she was only under for a few seconds I felt sick. What if I hadn’t seen her fall in? What if I had reached her and it was too late? It only took a few seconds for her to wonder off. Two weeks later she still tells me about the time she fell in the pool and mommy saved her. I’m so grateful that nothing happened to my little girl.
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