You may be surprised how many parents and caregivers think they are – but are not.
The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children 1 through 12 years old. Based on NHTSA crash data in 2010, on average, almost 2 children (age 12 and younger in a passenger vehicle) were killed and 325 children were injured each day. This fatality rate could be reduced by half if the correct child safety seats were always used.
NHTSA is launching a new Web site, safercar.gov/therightseat. Parents and caregivers can find out if they have their children in the right car seat with this website. The site also features important information on car seat use and installation such as: How-to videos, recall notifications, and NHTSA’s car seat ease-of-use ratings.
The new site can be found here. To get local help with car seat use and selection from Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians, go here.
Help parents know for sure their child is in the right car seat – and help save lives!
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