Few parents know the proper way to restrain children in car seats, experts say.
What's striking about his death this year is how it is the consequence of the many problems that plague efforts meant to shield children from harm. A bewildering array of child seat designs make even a simple mistake a potentially deadly one. Some child seats don't work easily, if at all, in certain cars because automotive designers and child seat makers for a generation did too little to make sure their products were compatible. Some people treat a child seat like a diaper bag or any other nuisance that is tossed in the back seat during child-rearing years. They worry more about the color of the fabric than how it's going to fit the car or their child.