Family Safety – Holiday Travel Tips
In case you’re heading out of town soon, here are a few of our favorite travel safety trips to help keep your family safe on your journey:
- Have all essential items handy in a carry-on bag: diapers, food, toys, medicine, and pacifiers to help with air pressure changes. Be sure to have enough if there are travel delays.
- Make sure car seats are installed properly, and if travelling by airplane, that you have a quality airplane restraint system.
- Tips for traveling by car:
- Thoroughly inspect the vehicle for sharp objects, potential choking hazards, or possible distractions.
- Loose items can be thrown or cause distraction. Keep DVD players and electronics in the trunk or secured on a console or under a cargo net. Provide soft toys and games for entertainment during the ride.
- Remove all cigarette lighters.
- Turn on all driver-controlled windows and door locks so your child cannot independently open doors and windows.
- Never permit anyone to place an object or body part out the window.