Although 92 per cent of Ontarians use seat belts, children continue to be injured and killed every year on Ontario's highways because they are not properly buckled.
Studies show about one third of child seats are improperly installed.
As well, child seat experts encourage the use of booster seats for children who have outgrown child safety seats, but are too small for the vehicle seat belt to fit properly. More than 3,000 children, nine years of age and under, were injured and 26 children were killed in motor vehicle collisions in Ontario in 1997. The likelihood of a child being injured or killed in a car crash is reduced by 75 per cent if the child is properly buckled. Parents want their children to be safe. But sometimes, installing a car seat correctly may be a difficult task.