1 Background
- Motor vehicle crashes are one of the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 14 and under.
- Each year, over 2,400 children under 14 years of age die in vehicle-related deaths.
- Fifty percent of children ages 14 and under killed in motor vehicle crashes were not safely restrained.
- About 73 percent of child restraints or booster seats are improperly used.
- Properly installed and used child restraints can reduce the risk of death by 71 percent for infants and 54 percent for children ages 1 to 4.