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Proper Child Seat Use Still an Issue in Virginia


Posted on Nov 26, 2010

The good news?  Fewer children were injured or killed in 2009 compared with 2008.  The bad news?  Too many children are not being restrained in the correct booster seat.  The report, recently released by the NHTSA, shows that appropriate restraint systems for 4 to 7-year-old children is at only 55%.  This means that 32 percent of 4 to 7-year-olds were using only a seatbelt and that 13 percent were not restrained at all. 

The report classified child restraint systems into four categories:  child safety seats (with harness strap, both forward and rear-facing), booster seats (without harness straps both high backed and backless), seat belts and unrestrained. 

The information gathered was done so using the 2009 National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBU) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  The survey is part of an ongoing effort to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries among children ages 4 to 7. 

Some of the more important information listed in the report includes:

  • At 41 percent booster seat use among 4 to 7-year-olds remains nearly the same from 2008.
  • 45 percent of children ages 4 to 7 were not being properly protected in the car.
  • Restraint use for children ages 1 to 3 increased from 92 percent to 96 percent from 2008 to 2009.
  • Restraint use for all children under 13 remained unchanged at 89 percent.
  • There are indications that parents are still moving their child to a new restraint system too early. This means turning an infant to the forward facing position or their toddler into a booster before they are ready for the change.

As Virginia personal injury attorneys we see far too many children in our state injured during what could have been a minor, non-injurious accident.  If you are unsure of the safety of your seat or if it is appropriate for your child please visit a local child seat inspection station. 

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