When used correctly, car seats, booster seats, and seat belts protect young passengers. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, child restraints reduce fatalities by 71% for infants younger than one and by 54% for children 1 to 4 years old.
University Hospitals Rainbow Children's & Babies Hospital Child Passenger Safety Program coordinator Heidi Dolan, left, reviews the various car seat handle positions with technicians Christine Pohly and Rosanne Kelley during the Olmsted Falls child car seat fitting session in 2022. Misuse of car seats can injure or kill children if they are in a car crash.
The statistics on child restraint use in car crashes were based on data compiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation and analyzed by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety., child restraints reduce deaths by 71% for infants younger than 1 year old, and by 54% for children 1 to 4 years old. The AAA study also found that use of child seats and boosters declined for children ages 3 and older, even though the“Young children are constantly growing and changing, and it’s important that parents and caregivers realize that car seat needs also change over time,” said Lynda Lambert, safety advisor and media spokesperson, AAA East Central. “AAA’s goal is to help everyone understand the best type of child restraint and when to use it.
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