12 Waterbury Ch. For many years, people regarded car crashes as accidents - unpredictable and random. We now know, through the science of injury prevention, that many crashes occur in predictable ways and that injuries can be prevented. Proper installation of child safety seats is best achieved by reading the instructions for both the safety seat and your vehicle. To make sure your child is riding as safely as possible, visit a car seat clinic.
Car crashes are the leading cause of death for Connecticut teens.
As a parent, you can take action to protect your teen driver. First, provide supervised practice driving - 25 hours in the learners permit phase and another 25 hours after your teen has earned a license. Second, limit night driving and the number of teen passengers. You can remove these restrictions as your teen demonstrates safe, responsible driving. As your children grow, it's important to know how to make your car rides as safe as possible.