Child Passenger Safety

Did You Know?

• Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death among children ages 1 to 19.
• Children ages 2 to 5 who use safety belts prematurely are four times more likely to suffer a serious head injury in a crash than those in child safety seats or booster seats.
• Of those children ages 8 and under who died in vehicle crashes in 2011, 29 percent were unrestrained.
• Children should ride in the back seat until they are at least 13 years old.

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