Texas requires that EVERYONE riding in a vehicle buckle up and children younger than 8 (unless taller than 4’9″) MUST be secured in a child safety seat or booster.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children ride in safety seats until they are 8 years old AND 4’9″.
Save Me With A Seat
Make sure your child is in a properly installed and correct sized car seat.
SaveMeWithASeat.org is a website created by the Texas Department of Transportation, helps Texas residents find safe car seats in their local areas across the state, and provides guidance and important information about the various stages of car seat use.
SAFE Kids Worldwide
Our mission is to prevent childhood injuries.
Safe Kids Worldwide® is a nonprofit organization working to help families and communities keep kids safe from injuries. Most people are surprised to learn preventable injuries are the #1 killer of kids in the United States.
Safe Kids works with an extensive network of more than 400 coalitions in the United States and with partners in more than 30 countries to reduce traffic injuries, drownings, falls, burns, poisonings and more.
The Safe Kids website contains information on where to get a car seat checked, seat recalls, how to register your seat, and also tips for proper use.
American Academy of Pediatrics
HealthyChildren.org is a parenting website backed by 67,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
This website provides information from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) about choosing the most appropriate car safety seat for your child as well as installation tips.
Child Passenger Safety Fact Sheet
Car seats save lives.
For questions concerning the recent child passenger study, please contact Alicia Nelson at
[email protected].
