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An alarming figure from the National Safe Kids Campaign:
As of December
1, 1998, 68 children have been killed by passenger air bags.
More than 20 percent of these deaths were among infants in rear-facing
child safety seats in front of a passenger air bag. An additional
70 percent were either unrestrained or improperly restrained
at the time of the crash.
DID YOU KNOW?
- In 1997, more
than 282,000 children ages 14 and under were injured as occupants
in motor vehicle-related crashes. Children ages 4 and under
accounted for nearly 30 percent of these childhood motor vehicle
occupant injuries.
- Seventy-five
percent of motor vehicle crashes occur within 25 miles of home.
In addition, 60 percent of crashes occur on roads with posted
speed limits of 40 mph or less.
- The back seat
is the safest place for children to ride. It is estimated that
children ages 12 and under are 36 percent less likely to die
in a crash if seated in the rear seat of a passenger vehicle.
- Thanks to
the National SAFE KIDS Website for these statistics. Please
visit them for more
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Make sure your current
car seat hasn't been recalled!
Click Here for a list of recalled seats.
Car Safety Question:
When can I
move my child into a booster seat?
Not until he
has completely outgrown his regular safety seat -- when he
weighs more than 40 pounds or is too tall for it. He is too
tall if his shoulders are higher than the top set of harness
slots or if the tips of her ears are above the back of the
safety seat. If he is too tall for his convertible seat but
still weighs less than 40 pounds, switch to a child-seat/booster.
These seats are slightly taller and can be used with the built-in
harness for children up to 40 pounds and later as a belt positioning
booster, with lap AND shoulder belt, for children up to 60-100
pounds.
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