{"id":93,"date":"2013-10-08T13:09:51","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T17:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beachautobrokers.com\/blog\/?p=93"},"modified":"2013-10-08T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2013-10-08T17:09:51","slug":"vehicle-safety-driving-with-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beachautobrokers.com\/blog\/vehicle-safety-driving-with-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle Safety \u2013 Driving With Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It seems adults, specifically parents with young children, are just as guilty as everyone and anyone else when it comes to engaging in distracted driving.\u00a0 Researchers from the University of Michigan surveyed more than 600 parents to find out what distractions they face while driving with their children, whether they use age-appropriate child restraints and if they had ever been in a motor vehicle accident.\u00a0 They found that almost 90% of drivers reported engaging in at least one technology-based distraction while driving their child in the past month, drivers who reported engaging in distracting behaviors were more likely to report having ever been in a crash, and drivers of children who were not restrained in an age-appropriate restraint had 2.5 times higher odds of reporting a child-related distraction than drivers of children who were restrained properly.<\/p>\n

The results were shocking to us, and got us thinking about what could be done to help prevent these hazards and keep all children a little safer.\u00a0 At Beach Auto Brokers, we came up with a few things for you to take a minute and think about next time you get in a vehicle with your child:<\/p>\n

1 \u2013 Set an example and wear your own seatbelt.\u00a0 Inspiration: Parents who reported always wearing a seatbelt were significantly more likely to report their child always uses the age-appropriate restraint.<\/p>\n

2 \u2013 Ensure you have the correct and age-appropriate restraint for your child.\u00a0 Inspiration: Many children are not using the right safety seat for their size.\u00a0 Check your state\u2019s law for specific child-restraint regulations.\u00a0 The safety guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics include the following details:<\/p>\n