Frontovers
Every year, thousands of children are hurt or die because a driver moving forward very slowly didn't see them. These incidents for the most part take place in residential driveways or parking lots and are referred to as ‘frontovers.’ (the opposite of a backover).
Child Tragedies
Stories about kids and cars have a tendency to end badly. These children lost their lives because they could not be seen by the driver in the blindzone in front of a vehicle that was moving forward very slow.
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Close Calls
Below are stories of just a few children who survived front over related situations.
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Charts, Statistics, Graphics
KidsAndCars.org makes available charts and graphs to be downloaded for free and are excellent education materials. We encourage you to share, print, copy, distribute, or enlarge them; but we ask that no changes be made. Simply click on an image below to open a full PDF file of the chart.
Fact Sheet and Safety Tips
Learn simple tips on how to keep your children safe in and around vehicles.
News
BlindZone Demonstration
July 30, 2012
Gelber and O'Connell, LLC demonstrate the large and very dangerous blindzones that exist behind all vehicles.
Read MoreKeven Moore on Insurance: Avoid tragedy of driveway accidents; proceed with caution
July 24, 2012
One of the most horrific, unthinkable accidents that can happen to a child can take place less than a few feet from your very own front door. Run-over accidents in your driveway occur too often and are devastating to families, as 70 percent of the time, they involve another family member at the wheel.
Read MoreGrief after mom’s SUV kills child
June 17, 2012
Grief after mom’s SUV kills child says she hopes her loss may prevent similar tragedies from occurring.
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Four Keys to Keeping Kids Safe in Cars
August 18, 2011
Janette Fennell, president of Kids and Cars, says that 70 percent of the time, loved ones are responsible for non-traffic incidents like rollovers and heat stroke, and most of these accidents happen at home. We give Four Keys to Keeping Kids Safe in Cars to ensure the smallest members of your family are well-protected both on and off the road.
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Keeping Our Children Safe Around Cars
May 27, 2011
I just returned from speaking at a lawyer's conference in Florida where I represented Crouse Law Offices. At the conference I was fortunate to hear Janette Fennell speak about the important issue of children's safety. Janette is the founder of KidsAndCars.org, an organization dedicated to improving the safety of children in and around motor vehicles while on private property - in non traffic accidents.
Read MoreStudies
Below are studies specific to frontover injuries and deaths. There have been several studies published that address frontovers but there is still much to be learned.
Not-in-traffic surveillance 2007 - children.Traffic safety facts.Washington DC:
Pediatric driveway runover injuries: Time to redesign?
Pedestrian injuries and vehicle type in Maryland 1995-1999
Low speed run-overs of young children in QLD
Driveway-related child pedestrian injuries: a case-control study
Trauma Center-Based Surveillance of Nontraffic Pedestrian Injury among California Children