Vehicle safety is imperative if your passengers are young children. However, in addition to the working order of your vehicle, childproofing the interior of your car, like your home, can ensure your child’s safety and even prevent injuries if you suffer an unfortunate accident while driving with a young child.

Keep the following safety in mind when childproofing your car…

1. Child car seat placement

The placement of your child’s car seat is important for many reasons. Firstly, by placing the car seat centered in the back seat, you prevent little hands from reaching locks and door handles. Secondly, the rear center seat is the safest placement should a collision occur.

2. Remove debris

The back seat of any car can be a treasure trove of crumbs, loose lighters, and cleaning liquids that a child could potentially ingest. So make your back seat a safety zone by cleaning it of any loose and potentially dangerous things a child could choke on.

3. Buckle up

To secure your child safely in their car seat, feed the seat belt through the car seat so it’s snugly holds the child in place across the chest.

4. Enable child locks

Your rear door locks can be tempting to little hands so enabled the child safety function to prevent a child from unlocking and opening your doors while the car is in motion.

5. Never leave children unattended

While most parents already know this, it’s vital to never leave your child unattended in a vehicle. Even if the car is parked and even if it’s just a brief amount of time, a child should never be left alone in a car.