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Scooter safetyDisclaimer: This fact sheet is for educational use only. Please consult your doctor or other health professional to make sure this information is right for your child. How to make scooter-riding as safe as possibleThe ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation) website provides information for scooter riders and their parents1. This includes a few simple steps you can take to make scooter riding as safe as possible:
On a scooter if your child crashes they will fall hard. Make sure they wear:
The ACC information suggests things for parents to keep in mind when buying a scooter and also provides safety messages for scooter riders.
 Back to TopWhere to go for more informationChild Safety Foundation of New Zealand
The activities of the Foundation are aimed, principally, but not exclusively at the safety of those children under the age of seven years. Foundation efforts are aimed at parent, caregiver, pre-school and primary school groups. Head office address: 15 Veronica Street, New Lynn, Auckland Postal address: PO Box 56-313, Dominion Road, Auckland Phone: 64 9 827 6182 or call free on 0800 CHILD SAFETY (0800 244 5372) Fax: 64 9 827 6184 Website: http://www.childsafety.co.nz/ Health Sponsorship Council
Address: Level 1 Fulbright NZ House, 120 Featherston St, Wellington
Postal address: PO Box 2142, Wellington Phone: 64 4 472 5777
Email: info@healthsponsorship.co.nz
Website: http://www.healthsponsorship.co.nz/
Land Transport New Zealand
The Land Transport NZ website has information about scooters and skateboards2. Address:PO Box 2840, Wellington
Call the helpdesk free on 0800 699 000 Email: info@landtransport.govt.nz Website: http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/ Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Address: PO Box 2351, Wellington
Call free on 0800 943 600
Email: contact@comcom.govt.nz
Website: http://www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz/
Safekids New Zealand
Safekids offers a number of services and programmes designed to contribute to the reduction of child injury. Address: Fifth Floor, Cornwall Complex, Building 15, 40 Claude Road, Epsom, Auckland Postal address: PO Box 26 488, Epsom, Auckland Phone: 64 9 630 9955 Fax: 64 9 630 9961 Email: infocentre@safekids.org.nz (To access data and materials from the Safekids National Information & Resource Centre) Website: http://www.safekids.org.nz/ Back to TopLinks (these are the web addresses for the numbered links in the text above) Back to TopYour notesEndorsement
This fact sheet was endorsed by PSNZ - 23/05/2008
CopyrightFact sheets are subject to copyright. In the interests of information sharing they may be copied but acknowledgement must be given to PSNZ and Starship Foundation. © The Paediatric Society of New Zealand and Starship Foundation 2005 - 2010
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