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NHTSA Highlights How Car Seats Keep Kids Safe
A report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 3 to 14 in the United States. In 2008 (the most recent year for which statistics are available), that same age group accounted for 4 percent of traffic fatalities and 8 percent of people injured in motor vehicle crashes. That means that everyday in 2008, there was an average of 4 children killed and 529 injured in vehicle collisions.
While those figures are sobering, using an appropriate child safety seat can significantly reduce the risk. Use of a child safety seat reduces fatal injuries in infants younger than 1 year old by 71 percent and 54 percent for children between the ages of 1 and 4 years old.
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