Using Car Seats, Booster Seats, and Seat Belts – Page 5

Adjusting Vehicle Head Restraints for Installing Car Seats: Some Dos and Don’ts

December 31, 2008August 4, 2018

The problem of head restraints (HRs) interfering with CR installation seems to be growing because HR design improvements for non-CR passengers can actually be at odds with CR installation ease. Injury reduction is more effective when the HR is closer to the back of the head, so the trend is for HR designs to protrude further into the seating area – sometimes preventing the back of a forward-facing CR from being aligned with the seatback. Unfortunately, this mismatch coincides with an increased use of high-weight harness (HWH) seats and higher-backed boosters, which are taller and much more likely to reach the height of the HR.

Where is the Least Risky Place for Children to Ride?

Recent Research on Seating Positions

August 31, 2008August 21, 2018

Children from birth through age 3 seated in the center rear have a 43 percent lower risk of injury than those in rear-seat side positions, according to a recently published analysis of data from the Partners for Child Passenger Safety (PCPS) project of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

Where is the Least Risky Place for Children to Ride?—Answering Parents’ Questions

August 31, 2008August 4, 2018

Why should my child ride in the center?

A national study of actual crashes shows that a child in the center has about half the likelihood of being injured, compared to a child on either side. The center position is farthest from any point of impact.

How can I decide which of my children to place in a side position?

Unoccupied Boosters Can Injure Other Passengers

February 29, 2008August 4, 2018

Though the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) does not keep data on how often passengers are injured by loose items in vehicles, such as unsecured booster seats, these injuries do occur. Two such incidents made headlines in Wisconsin in the past couple years. While not fatally injured, both victims still suffer from lingering effects due to their injuries.

Drinking Drivers Who Crash Kill Kids in Their Cars

April 30, 2004January 26, 2024

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that one in every four deaths in crashes of children under age 15 is related to alcohol use. The data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System about crash-related child passenger deaths during the years 1997 to 2002 were analyzed.

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