Welcome to the Safe Riders Traffic Safety Program, sponsored by the Texas Department of State Health Services in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation. Safe Riders provides helpful information about child passenger safety (CPS), including links to related local and national websites. For more information (información disponible en español), please call Safe Riders at 800-252-8255 or 512-776-2918 * PLEASE NOTE: OUR toll free 800 PHONE LINE IS DOWN AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE or e-mail us.
Poster Presentation by Office of Injury Prevention
Using Linked EMS and Trauma Registry Dataset to Assess
Outcomes Associated with Motor Vehicle Crashes Among Children Under Three,
Texas, 2016
External Links
The following external links to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement of the Texas Department of State Health Services. These sites may not be accessible to persons with disabilities.
Hours of Operation
Office Hours are Monday - Friday. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Program Overview and Services
An overview of services Safe Riders provides is available.
Child Passenger Safety VIDEOS
Securing Our Future (Asegurando Nuestro Futuro) is a video that provides basic information about child passenger safety. Designed primarily for parents, it provides an overview of the need for restraining children, types of child restraints and how to use them, and resources for additional information.
Securing Our Future (time: 13:12)
Asegurando Nuestro Futuro (time 11:46)