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Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and injury for
children over the age of one. Being restrained in a vehicle—with car
seats for infants and toddlers, booster seats for other young children,
or seat belts for older children and teens—is the best means of reducing
risk of injury, yet only 1 in 3 children treated in Ohio trauma centers
for injuries sustained in motor vehicle crashes is restrained.
While we have made great strides in the past decade in improving child
passenger safety for the youngest travelers, it is still far too common
to find children riding unrestrained once they have outgrown child
safety seats. As children reach their preteen years, the risk posed by
lack of seat belts is compounded by early graduation to the front seat
of vehicles.
Kohl's Cares For Kids® and Rainbow Babies & Children's
Hospital have teamed with The Children's Museum of
Cleveland to make a difference! A permanent exhibit has been
designed and installed at The Children’s Museum of Cleveland that
highlights motor vehicle safety with an array of activities for children
and their caregivers.
The exhibit includes hands-on, interactive stations that educate
children and their parents about topics like pedestrian safety, bike
safety, and motor vehicle safety in a small, neighborhood-like
setting. Most importantly, the exhibit creates opportunities for
dialogue between parents and children and provides chances for kids and
their caregivers to practice safe travel habits together.
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