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Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of injury-related death among children ages 14 and under, accounting for 2568 deaths in 1998. Furthermore, more than 274,000 children ages 14 and under were injured as occupants in motor vehicle crashes in 1998. On an average day, seven children under 14 are killed, and 866 are injured in motor vehicle crashes here in the United States. Here in Indiana, 55 children under the age of 16 were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 1999.

One glaring reason for the high number of injuries and fatalities is because children are still traveling in motor vehicles unrestrained or not properly restrained in Indiana. In fact nearly 60% of the Hoosier children fatally injured in motor vehicle crashes in 1999 were unrestrained. In addition, the misuse of child safety seats continues to be a major problem. Nine out of every ten child safety seats are misused in Indiana, which mirrors national trends.

• Car Seat Safety Recalls
• Child Passenger Safety Program
• Car Seat Fitting Station Locator
• Airbags & Child Passengers
• Airplane Travel with Children
• Child Passenger Restraint Laws and Regulations
• Child Safety Seats Involved in a Crash
• Choosing the Best Safety Seat for Your Child
• How to install a Forward Facing Child Safety Seat
• How to install a Rear Facing Child Safety Seat
• How to secure your child properly in a belt positioning booster
• How to secure your child properly in a forward facing child safety seat with harness
• How to secure your child properly in a rear facing child safety seat
• LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children)
• Life of a Child Safety Seat
• Locking Clips
• Pregnancy and occupant protection
• Rear Facing: Why it is beneficial
• Second hand child safety seats: what you should know
• Tethers
• Types of Child Safety Seats

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