Child safety - IIHS-HLDI
Child safety seats reduce child deaths and injuries, but they can be difficult to install and are commonly misused. In 2011, NHTSA observed children riding in more than 4,000 vehicles and …
Seat belt and child seat laws - IIHS-HLDI
Seat belt and child seat laws. Seat belts and child restraints are essential safety equipment. Read more on our main seat belt page and our child safety page. This material has been prepared …
Driving with kids: a guide for parents and caregivers - IIHS-HLDI
A new child safety seat is generally the best option. Used or hand-me-down seats may have been recalled or damaged in a crash. If you must use a pre-owned seat, make sure it has a …
Seat belts - IIHS-HLDI
2024年10月10日 · Percent of observed front-seat occupant safety belt use in the United States, 1983-2022 Seat belt use is lower among younger people and males. In 2022, 88% of 16-24 …
Fatality Facts 2022 Children - IIHS-HLDI
Seventy percent of child motor vehicle crash deaths in 2022 were passenger vehicle occupants, 16% were pedestrians, and 3% were bicyclists. Child pedestrian and bicyclist deaths declined …
Current booster ratings - IIHS-HLDI
Safety belts are designed with adults in mind, not kids, but when a booster seat is doing its job, the vehicle belt will fit a child correctly. That means the lap belt will lie flat across a child's …
Most new boosters earn highest IIHS rating - IIHS-HLDI
2024年1月24日 · Forty-seven out of 54 booster seats introduced last year earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest rating of Best Bet. The Best Bet rating means a booster …
Simplifying child safety: IIHS rates vehicles for LATCH ... - IIHS-HLDI
2015年6月18日 · The top tether connects the top of the child seat to an anchor located on the vehicle's rear shelf, seatback, floor, cargo area or ceiling. Child restraints can be installed with …
LATCH - IIHS-HLDI
The LATCH evaluation assesses how easy it is to install a child restraint using the test vehicle’s system of mandatory attachment hardware, known as Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children …
Many kids using safety belts should ride in booster seats - IIHS-HLDI
2014年11月6日 · Reasons parents gave for letting children ride in front included short trips (28 percent), single passenger (20 percent) and when the back seat is full (19 percent). Kids too …