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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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