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National Alarming FactsNational Alarming Facts
Motor vehicle crashes remain the Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of unintentional injury-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 14 related death among children ages 14 and under.and under.
In 2010, 3 children (ages 14 and under) In 2010, 3 children (ages 14 and under) were killed every day; 469 were injured were killed every day; 469 were injured daily.daily.
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National Alarming FactsNational Alarming Facts In 2010, 291 children were killed in a
motor vehicle crash under the age of 4.
In 2010, 28% of the children killed were totally unrestrained!
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In Michigan, in 2012, 39 children (0-15 In Michigan, in 2012, 39 children (0-15 years) were killed in motor vehicle years) were killed in motor vehicle crashes. This is a 44% increase in crashes. This is a 44% increase in ONEONE year!year!
Children ages 2 to 5 who are restrained in Children ages 2 to 5 who are restrained in adult safety belts are three and a half adult safety belts are three and a half times more likely to suffer a serious times more likely to suffer a serious injury, and more than four times more injury, and more than four times more likely to suffer a serious head injury, than likely to suffer a serious head injury, than children of the same ages who are children of the same ages who are restrained in child safety seats.restrained in child safety seats.
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Misuse of child safety seats is widespread. Misuse of child safety seats is widespread. In Michigan, 74 percent of all child In Michigan, 74 percent of all child restraints are improperly used, needlessly restraints are improperly used, needlessly exposing children to an increased risk of exposing children to an increased risk of death or injury. death or injury.
Misuse includes such things as an Misuse includes such things as an inappropriate seat for the childinappropriate seat for the child’’s age and s age and size, placing an infant in a forward-facing size, placing an infant in a forward-facing seat, not securing the seat tightly in the seat, not securing the seat tightly in the vehicle and not securing the child vehicle and not securing the child correctly.correctly.
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Proper Restraints are NecessaryProper Restraints are Necessary
Infants should ride in rear-facing car seats as long as possible, Infants should ride in rear-facing car seats as long as possible, until they are at least 24 months old and reach the maximum until they are at least 24 months old and reach the maximum weight determined by the car seat manufacturer. weight determined by the car seat manufacturer.
Children who are at least 2 years old and 40 pounds and can no Children who are at least 2 years old and 40 pounds and can no longer ride rear-facing should ride in forward-facing car seats longer ride rear-facing should ride in forward-facing car seats secured with a harness.secured with a harness.
Children more than 40 pounds should be correctly secured in belt-Children more than 40 pounds should be correctly secured in belt-positioning booster seats or other appropriate child restraints until positioning booster seats or other appropriate child restraints until the adult lap and shoulder belts correctly fit.the adult lap and shoulder belts correctly fit.
These are the recommendations from NHTSA and the American These are the recommendations from NHTSA and the American Pediatric Association.Pediatric Association.
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Common Excuses and the FactsCommon Excuses and the Facts
Excuse:Excuse: I I’’m only going a short m only going a short distance. No need to buckle my child.distance. No need to buckle my child.
Fact:Fact: 75% of motor vehicle crashes 75% of motor vehicle crashes occur within 25 miles of home. 60% of occur within 25 miles of home. 60% of crashes occur on roads with posted crashes occur on roads with posted speed limits of 40 mph or less. speed limits of 40 mph or less. Note: Note: DonDon’’t forget you have no control of the t forget you have no control of the other drivers on the road.other drivers on the road.
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Common Excuses and the FactsCommon Excuses and the Facts
Excuse:Excuse: I I’’m holding my child, so there is m holding my child, so there is no need to use a child restraint or safety no need to use a child restraint or safety belt for him or her.belt for him or her.
Fact:Fact: If you are holding a child in your lap If you are holding a child in your lap at the time of the crash, the resulting force at the time of the crash, the resulting force will increase dramatically. A child will increase dramatically. A child weighing 20 pounds in a car traveling at a weighing 20 pounds in a car traveling at a speed of 30 mph would have a moving speed of 30 mph would have a moving force equal to 600 pounds. Can you hold force equal to 600 pounds. Can you hold 600 pounds while in a crash?600 pounds while in a crash?
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Common Excuses and the FactsCommon Excuses and the Facts
Excuse:Excuse: There There’’s no need to use a s no need to use a safety belt for my child, there is an safety belt for my child, there is an airbag.airbag.
Fact:Fact: As of 2010, 184 children have As of 2010, 184 children have been killed by passenger air bags. been killed by passenger air bags. Several of these deaths were among Several of these deaths were among
children either unrestrained or improperly children either unrestrained or improperly restrained at the time of the crash, restrained at the time of the crash, including infants in rear-facing child safety including infants in rear-facing child safety seats in front of a passenger air bag. seats in front of a passenger air bag.
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Common Excuses and the FactsCommon Excuses and the Facts
Excuse:Excuse: She thinks she She thinks she’’s too big to s too big to be in a car seat.be in a car seat.
Fact:Fact: Adult safety belts are not Adult safety belts are not designed for a child under 8 or less designed for a child under 8 or less than 4than 4’’ 9 9”” tall. Using an adult belt tall. Using an adult belt could increase the childcould increase the child’’s risk of s risk of serious injury.serious injury.
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AGEAGE FRONT SEATFRONT SEAT REAR SEATREAR SEAT
Up to age 4Up to age 4 In a child In a child restraint seatrestraint seat
In a child In a child restraint seatrestraint seat
Ages 4 to 8Ages 4 to 8
AND AND
UNDER 4UNDER 4’’99”” IN IN HEIGHTHEIGHT
In a child In a child restraint seatrestraint seat
In a child In a child restraint seatrestraint seat
ItIt’’s the Laws the Law
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ItIt’’s the Law (cont).s the Law (cont).AGEAGE FRONT SEATFRONT SEAT REAR SEATREAR SEAT
Ages 4 to 8Ages 4 to 8
AND AND
44’’99”” OR OR GREATER IN GREATER IN HEIGHT OR HEIGHT OR
Ages 8 to 15Ages 8 to 15
In a properly In a properly adjusted and adjusted and
fastened fastened safety beltsafety belt
In a properly In a properly adjusted and adjusted and
fastened fastened safety beltsafety belt
16 years and 16 years and olderolder
Driver and Driver and front seat front seat
passenger-passenger-seat belts seat belts requiredrequired
RecommendeRecommendedd
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What you can doWhat you can do
Never place a child seat in front of an Never place a child seat in front of an active air bag.active air bag.
DonDon’’t use a second-hand child car seat. t use a second-hand child car seat. You donYou don’’t know the seatt know the seat’’s history.s history.
Destroy Destroy anyany child car seat that has been child car seat that has been used in a vehicle that was in a collision.used in a vehicle that was in a collision.
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What you can doWhat you can do Make sure you use the proper child Make sure you use the proper child
restraint for your child. Look at both the restraint for your child. Look at both the age and height of the child.age and height of the child.
Read and follow the car seat instructions Read and follow the car seat instructions carefully and completely !carefully and completely !
Check with your police agency. Many Check with your police agency. Many agencies now have certified child agencies now have certified child passenger safety technicians to assist in passenger safety technicians to assist in ensuring your child restraint is properly ensuring your child restraint is properly secured.secured.
