The service is free and available to all families, no matter what make or model of vehicle they drive. The Partners for Child Passenger Safety research team have announced the release of the project's year 2000 Interim Report. This report features the study's latest findings on children in motor vehicle crashes. Emphasizes the importance of booster seats for kids 4-8 years old, sponsored by Ford Motor Company. This list, compiled by parents, shares experiences on what seats fit and which don't.
More children die in motor vehicle crashes than from all childhood diseases combined.
Each year, approximately 110 passengers under the age of 11 are killed or severely injured in motor vehicle crashes in Minnesota. Over 1,800 passengers under the age of 11 receive minor to moderate injuries. Seventy percent of fatalities and severe injuries could be prevented with the proper use of a child restraint, and fifty percent could be prevented with proper safety belt use. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Child Passenger Safety Program is committed to educating the public about child passenger safety and the proper use of child restraints in order to decrease motor-vehicle related deaths and injuries suffered by Minnesota's children. The Program provides information and technical assistance to agencies, organizations and community groups on how to implement child passenger safety awareness programs, operate child safety seat distribution programs and conduct child passenger safety check-up clinics.