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Title: Recent Car Crash Video Shows Why To Use Child Seats Correctly
Tags: safety, child safety, car seats, car crash
Blog Entry: Two kids of equal age and size are involved in a car crash - one child walks away frightened, scared and bruised and the other is taken to the hospital with fatal injuries. What was the difference? A properly installed car seat. Check out the demonstration below A new crash test video, produced by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute shows two 33-pound crash test dummies representing 3-year-old kids were placed in the rear seat of a vehicle, one in a front facing car seat and one completely unbuckled. These tests bring to light the importance of using a properly fitted car seat as Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Week begins Sunday 15th and concludes on Sept. 24, with a free  Seat Check Saturday event.