Wellness and Prevention

The terms backover and frontover refer to when an infant or child is accidentally rolled over by a moving vehicle in a driveway or parking lot. Though this may seem like a rare occurrence, it happens regularly and carries serious consequences.

Every year, thousands of children are killed or seriously injured because a driver backing up didn't see them. At least 50 children are backed over by vehicles every week.

These accidents can happen to anyone, but are preventable by taking a few precautions - and only a few seconds.

Help prevent backover & frontover accidents by putting a Spot the Tot window decal on your vehicle to remind you to take a few seconds for safety before driving away. Send an email with the information below and we will mail you a free Spot the Tot sticker!

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Please note that email requests without complete names and addresses will not be fulfilled. Due to high community response and demand for this item, please expect your shipment in 3 - 4 weeks. We currently do not currently ship internationally. Maximum of 10 stickers per person.

To reduce blind spots:

• Make sure your side and rear mirrors are always properly adjusted.
• Adjust your driver's seat as high as needed to see clearly out the rear window.
• Have a backup camera? Great! But remember: even backup cameras have blind spots.

It's important to teach your children not to play in, under or around vehicles, but just in case, it only takes a few seconds and a few simple precautions to prevent a backover or frontover accident.

• Make sure you know where all of your children are before you start to drive away, but with a full house - or a full neighborhood - you can never assume that everyone is out of harm's way.
• While drivers of large trucks, vans or SUVs should be especially cautious, every driver should follow these steps before leaving a driveway or parking lot.

• The most common victim age is one year old - children under five years of age are at the most risk.
• High profile vehicles such as trucks, vans and SUVs, have the worst front and rear visibility.
• Mid-morning or late afternoon are when the most accidents happen. Most accidents occur when a parent or guardian is driving.
• Backup cameras have blind spots!