Skagit County Safe Kids News

Mr. Yuk Poster Contest Coming Aug. 1

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

The Washington Poison Center Announces Mr. Yuk Poster Contest
Contest details:
Contest is open to all 6-12 year olds in Washington State

Posters must be postmarked between August 1, 2010 and January 1, 2011 with an Entry Form (found at www.wapc.org)
Theme – Mr. Yuk Rules
All participants will receive a small gift from Mr. Yuk
Winner gets a visit by [...]

Boost ‘em in the Back Seat

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Washington’s current child passenger safety law has been on the books for three years as of July 1, 2010. Simply put, kids need to be in a car seat of some kind until 8 years old, unless that child is 4′ 9″ tall. That means older kids need to be in a booster seat until [...]

Monday, June 7th, 2010

Kids and adults aren’t the only ones who need a little help crossing the street. This family of ducks needed the assistance of our own Safe Kids vice president Jim Lippert navigating dangerous territory during National Trails Day on Saturday, June 5, in Mount Vernon. Safe Kids Skagit County provided safety information, water and other [...]

Texting and Driving Law In Effect June 10

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Washington State will have a primary offense cell phone usage law in effect beginning June 10. Word is going out that drivers will have no excuse once that law goes into effect. Safe Kids Skagit County has endorsed this law as there are too many distractions that get in the way of safe driving. No [...]

Pulitzer Prize-winning article on kids left in cars

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

The following link is for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning article, “Fatal Distraction,” from the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/27/AR2009022701549.html. Should parents who left their children alone in cars, and, as a consequence, died in the sweltering heat, face prosecution? This article tells some very heart-rending stories. These should be a reminder to all with children or who car [...]

Tulip Pedal is history, and history-making

Monday, April 19th, 2010

The 29th annual Tulip Pedal took place on Saturday, April 17, with a record number of riders participating. We have an unofficial count of 805, the most ever in event history.
Thank you to the cyclists who came from far and wide to our annual event. You all are awesome to come out and support Safe [...]

Our Billboard

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Motorists on Memorial Highway are invited to the Tulip Pedal

The 29th annual Tulip Pedal is coming soon!

Booster Seats: Not All Sizes Fit All

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a report today on booster seat safety, deeming a number of booster seats as unsafe. This is a good study that reinforces what we as Safe Kids Skagit County in general and our child passenger safety technicians have been saying in particular: any car seat [...]

Baby injured when van is rear-ended

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

This happened in Federal Way early this morning.
Click here: A baby was injured after the vehicle he was in was rear-ended by a drunk driver. How many time does this have to happen? The law is simple:

Kids are to be in car seats until they are 4′9″
Kids are not to be in front seat until [...]

Keep Christmas toys safe for kids

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Nothing could be worse than watching your children being hurt or killed while they are playing with their new Christmas toys. That’s why we need to make Christmas as safe as possible [...]