Adults frequently seat their kids in the front which is a dangerous practice.Sitting in a rear seat instead of the front seat reduces fatal injury risk by 36 percent among children 12 and younger.

Please follow these guidelines to follow to avoid leaving children unattended :

• Never leave children alone inside or outside cars.
• Always keep  important things like briefcases etc. that you might need in the backseat of the vehicle.
• If you see a child alone in a vehicle, call your local emergency number. Don’t leave the child unattended even when he/she is not yours.
• Always check back seat of the vehicle every time you reach your destination.

Many children die each year because of excessive heat exposure in the car as they are left behind alone in the car.Children’s bodies heat up three to five times faster than adults. NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD ALONE IN THE CAR EVEN FOR A MINUTE.

Backover accidents occur when a driver blindly backs out of a parking space or driveway, and doesn’t notice a child behind the car.Backovers comprise 34% of all non-traffic automobile fatalities among children.

You should never seat your child in front of an air bag. Deployment of air bags may hurt infants and little kids. You should always seat your child in the rear seat.

“Blind zone” as the area behind the vehicle that is largely responsible for backover accidents. It is also the area in front of the vehicle contributing to frontover accidents.