Seat belts do not fit most children under the age of eight and can actually cause serious injury to small children in a crash. Chrysler Group's Director of Safety Compliance, Matt Reynolds pointed out that parents can get help deciding which safety seat is right for their child and how to properly install the seat at nearly 500 Fit for a Kid dealers across the nation. Dealers offer the service by appointment, to meet the schedules of caregivers. Strengthening child restraint laws is one of the most important things we can do to provide such protection. Less than 10 percent of children between the ages of four and eight use booster seats.
Car crashes remain the number one killer of children.
Arthur, the leading children's television character, is a promotional partner. Eighty-eight percent said yes. Only 11 percent of respondents said they do NOT believe the state law provides adequate protection for children in a motor vehicle. These respondents were asked an open-ended question about what more they thought should be done. Respondents said the state law should include a requirement on the use of booster seats, the law should be based only on weight and notage to ensure all kids are secured properly, seat belt use should be required of children until age 18, and kids under a certain age or height should be required by law to sit in the back seat away from the air bag.