Second grader McKenzie Hutchinson transforms from pint-sized passenger to determined driver as she maneuvers through an intersection at Safety City in Lexington, Ky.

Second grader Miles Johnson enjoys his new ride, a kid-sized electric car donated by Toyota at Safety City in Lexington, Ky. 

Driver Brooklyn Walls demonstrates the right of way the right way, stopping at a stop sign to let pedestrian Christian Newman cross the street at Safety City in Lexington, Ky.

John Caporaletti (left to right) and Matthew Post of Sherwood High School in Olney, Md. win the grand prize in the Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge, which inspires teens across the country to create short PSAs to encourage their friends to drive more safely. Photo: Discovery Education

Kevin Ro, Director, Technical and Regulatory Affairs, Toyota Motor North America, Inc., (left to right) with John Caporaletti and Matthew Post of Sherwood High School in Olney, Md., who won the grand prize in the Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge, which inspires teens across the country to create short PSAs to encourage their friends to drive more safely. Photo: Discovery Education

Matthew Post and John Caporaletti (left to right) of Sherwood High School in Olney, Md. win the grand prize in the Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge, which inspires teens across the country to create short PSAs to encourage their friends to drive more safely. Photo: Discovery Education

Engineers at Toyota’s North American R&D Headquarters in Southeast Michigan use crash test dummies to help develop safer cars for even the youngest of passengers. 

The open-access concept for the LATCH lower anchors in the 2016 Toyota Prius has improved child safety seat ease of use and earned the Prius an IIHS Good+ rating. 

The open-access concept for the LATCH lower anchors in the 2016 Toyota Prius has improved child safety seat ease of use and earned the Prius an IIHS Good+ rating. 

Cars.com has named the 2016 Toyota RAV4 to its Car Seat Honor Roll. RAV4 is one of only six vehicles, out of 84 model-year 2016 and 2017 vehicles tested, to receive this distinction - September, 2016

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