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Traffic Safety Education/Inspections
Child Passenger Safety Education
Programs that are designed to increase public awareness of the measures that people can take to protect children from preventable injuries and fatalities sustained in and around automobiles. Included are programs that provide information about laws which relate to the use of child passenger safety seats to restrain infants and young children who are riding as passengers in motor vehicles, which stress the importance of child passenger safety measures and/or which make available information about the relative merits of different types of child passenger safety seats; and those that address safety issues such as heat stroke, hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning, runaway vehicles, carjacking/abduction, trunk entrapment, self-release from car seat and other problems that may occur when young children are left unattended in a vehicle.
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Programs, often offered by police and fire personnel, that conduct inspections which offer guidance regarding child passenger safety seats and the law, choosing a car seat that is appropriate for a particular child's height and weight, correct car seat installation and restraining a child in a car seat.
Programs that are designed to increase public awareness of the measures people can take to ensure their safety when driving an automobile or other motor vehicle. Driving safety programs provide information about traffic laws as they apply to motor vehicles; warnings regarding behaviors which contribute to accidents such as speeding and driving while drowsy or intoxicated; suggestions for avoiding confrontations with aggressive drivers; and tips for driving safely under specific conditions, e.g., with trucks and other large vehicles, in bad weather, in heavy traffic, in parking lots, or in areas where deer and other large animals may be roadway hazards. Information about recommended automobile maintenance practices, used car purchase tips and suggestions regarding safety equipment such as air bags may also be included.
Motor Vehicle Inspection Programs
Organizations that offer mandatory or voluntary inspection programs which examine and adjust brakes, lighting equipment, steering mechanisms, signaling devices, horns, tires, mirrors, windshield glass/wipers, seat belts, the exhaust system and other equipment which relates to the safe operation of motor vehicles on public highways. Regulations governing the frequency, cost and other aspects of motor vehicle safety programs vary among states and some states have no mandatory programs.
Programs that are designed primarily for traffic offenders but are open to all people who may be interested which offer classes about the laws and regulations in the motor vehicle code and highway courtesy. The classes provide information about defensive driving techniques, demonstrations of the effects of alcohol on driving ability and warnings regarding the types of driving behaviors that most frequently result in accidents; and may be available via the Internet. Traffic school attendance may be court-ordered.