December 29, 2005

Majority of child safety seats installed incorrectly

A study conducted by the Wayne State University Transportation Research Group for the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning found that most child safety seats to protect young children riding in vehicles are still being used incorrectly. The WSU research found that the LATCH system of securing child safety seats was available in 57.1 percent of vehicles surveyed but used in only 32.6 percent of them. Also, only 28.6 percent of the seats were installed correctly.

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