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4 Steps to Child Passenger Safety | English and Spanish
Ad Council Child Car Safety
A Parent’s Guide to Protecting Your Baby with a Child Safety Seat – English (VDH)
A Parent’s Guide to Protecting Your Baby with a Child Safety Seat – Spanish (VDH)
Booster Seat Evaluations
Boost’em in the Back Seat
Boost’em in the Back Seat- video
Carsafetynow – FAQS/Resources
Car Seat Finder Tool – Find the RIGHT Car Seat to Fit Your Child
Child Passenger Safety Brochure | English and Spanish
Child Passenger Safety: Ease-of-Use Ratings
Child Passenger Safety Poster | English and Spanish
Child Passenger Safety Rack Card | English and Spanish
Child Passenger Safety Stages 1-page Flyer (CarSafetynow.org)   English | Spanish 
Child Passenger Safety Guide 
Child Safety Seat Recalls
Coastal Connections – Child Safety Seat Round-Up with Georjeane Blumling – 2018 Jan
Dialogue Interview with MPO Jim McElligott Safety Seat Round-Up (video)
Find a local car seat inspection station
GHSA (Governor’s Highway Safety Associations) Child Safety Laws by State
Grandparents & Car Seat Safety Flyer
Highway Safety Research Center (HSRC) Current Car Seat Recall List
If You’re Pregnant: Seat Belt Recommendations for Drivers and Passengers
The Importance of a 5-Point Harness Car Seat | Kyle David Miller Legacy
NHTSA – Finding the Right Seat – video
NHTSA – Parents Guide to Booster Seats
Virginia’s Child Safety Belt Law
Virginia Department of Health Safety Seat Distribution and Education Program – English
Virginia Department of Health Safety Seat Distribution and Education Program – Spanish
Virginia DMV Selecting a Safety Seat
When You Buckle Up Family Brochure – English (Drive Smart Virginia)
When You Buckle Up Family Brochure – Spanish (Drive Smart Virginia)

AAA – Identifying Unsafe Driver Actions that Lead to Fatal Car-Truck Crashes
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
AARP Driver Safety Program
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
American Trucking Association
CMV Driver Mobile Phone Restrictions Fact Sheet
Center For Injury Prevention
Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Appreciation Day
Commonwealth of Virginia Administrative Code
Crash Preventability Determination Program (CPDP) – Spring 2020
Crosby Group – Free sling and tie-down calculator
Emergency Nurses CARE
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin (COVID-19) Information & Resources
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin Emergency Declarations, Waivers, Exemptions and Permits
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin – “Our Roads, Our Safety” Program
FHWA FTA Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program Planning Organization
FHWA Truck Size and Weight – Bridge Formula Weights
FMCSA COVID-19 Drug & Alcohol Testing Guidance
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Intrastate Motor Carrier Inspection Information
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
National Council of State Legislatures – Cell Phone Use & Texting while Driving Laws
National Safety Council
National Transportation Safety Board
Naval Safety Center
Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
NHTSA- National Highway Traffic Safety Admin
NHTSA – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Analysis of Fatal Large Truck Crashes
NHTSA- Vehicle Research and Test Center – Heavy Truck Center
Norfolk Hauling Permit Manual
North America Cargo Securement Standard – Driver’s Handbook on Cargo Securement
Peninsula Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Appreciation Day
Port of Virginia
Safe Quick Clearance of Traffic Incidents Toolkit – IACP
STSC Bus Crash Demo – video
STSC Car Crash Demo – video
STSC Crane Brake Test – video
Suffolk Road Map to Safe & Worry Free Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation- video 
United States Department of Transportation
University of NC Highway Safety Research Center
VDOT’s website
Virginia Beach Moving& Hauling Permits & Inspections
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles – Motor Carriers
Virginia DMV Highway Safety Office 
Virginia Int’l Terminals
Virginia Port Authority
Virginia State Police

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