Car Seat Safety

Quick Facts:

• While 96 percent of parents and caregivers believe their child safety seats are installed correctly, research shows that seven out of 10 children are improperly restrained.
• In 2004, there were 495 passenger vehicle occupant fatalities among children under 5 years of age. Of those 495 fatalities, an estimated 173 (35 %) were totally unrestrained.
• Child safety seats can reduce fatal injury by 71 percent for infants and by 54 percent for toddlers, ages 1-4.