by Joyce Slaton posted in Products

Parents usually worry about keeping kids safe on the road -- and since car accidents are a leading cause of death for kids under age 13, they're right to do so.
But cars can be dangerous to your kids even in your own driveway -- and even when they're not in motion. But if you know the dangers, you can take steps to prevent them.

1. Frontovers: Frontovers got a tragic public awareness boost in April when pro football star Todd Heap accidentally ran over and killed his 3-year-old daughter when moving his truck in the driveway of his Mesa, Arizona home.
Frontovers occur when a slow-moving driver doesn't see someone in front of the car and runs over them; they usually happen in a driveway or parking lot according to child motor vehicle safety advocacy group KidsandCars.org. Most commonly, kids from 12-23 months are the victims of frontovers -- and a parent or close relative is behind the wheel more than 70 percent of the time. Keeping your kids safe starts with forbidding them to play in driveways, and explaining the dangers to friends and loved ones. Every driver should move forward carefully and slowly in parking lots and driveways, and parents should make sure that their children haven't followed after them when going to the driveway. If you drive a large vehicle like a truck or SUV, you should use particular caution, because the "blind zones" for these types of vehicles can be surprisingly large.

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