Front Overs
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).
Stories
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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"Near Misses" Stories
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.
Safety Tips
Learn simple tips on how to keep your children safe in and around vehicles.
News
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.
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Vehicles' Bigger Blind Zones Are Big Trouble for Little Ones
September 22, 2010
Every week, fifty children are backed over by motor vehicles in the United States. Forty-eight children end up in emergency rooms and two die as a result of these tragedies, which are referred to as backovers. More than seventy percent of those children are struck by a driver who is related to them, often a parent. That equates to 41% of the non-traffic vehicular deaths for kids aged fourteen and younger. It's preventable. And with the pervasiveness of larger vehicles, it is essential people understand the hazards and enact measures to prevent this growing phenomenon. There are two major contributing factors: young children, who have virtually no concept of danger, and vehicle blind zones. Fortunately, there are numerous precautions that can be taken to prevent these accidents.
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Back-to-School: Drop-off, pick-up safety
August 26, 2010
Will you be driving children to school this year? Depending on where you live, driving may be your best or only option. And even if your kids generally take the bus, walk or bike, chances are there will be occasions for you to drive them or pick the up. Consider our safety suggestions for safe drop-offs and/or pick-ups.
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Noah's Ride Event raises money for a national organization
August 08, 2010
EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) - Dozens of bikers donated money and rode for two and half hours for the fourth annual Noah's Ride on Sunday. The event draws attention to dangers children face while in or around vehicles.
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