Car Safety For Children
What are the rules for kids safety in Cars???
You do so much for your children, day in and day out to make sure that they are safe but what you may not know is one of the most worst thing that could happen to them is a car accident. To learn more about you child's safety go to your boxes below and learn more about the cool topics.
Why is it important to were a seatbelt
"In 2013, 638 children ages 12 years and younger died in motor vehicle crashes, and more than 127,250 were injured."And these are just some of the little results of the impact on a kid from not wearing a seat belt. Seat belts help save a lot of lives every year.
What an airbag impact can do to a kid
"Over 600 kids under 5 years of age die every year due to the impact of the air bags in the front seat of the car."So that is why kids under 12-13 years old and younger should be sitting in the back seats of the car and always strapped in with a seat belt.
Why kids under 5 years of age have to sit in car-seats
You should never put a child in the front seat."All children aged 12 and well under should ride properly buckled in the back seat."If they are not strapped into the seat while the vehicle is in motion they could get seriously hurt.
Now you know why it is important to wear seat belts, what a impact a airbag do to a kid, and why kids under 5 years of age have to sit in car-seats if you want to know more about these topics go to these sights for more information.
://www.ajer.org/content/19/9/1599.full.pdf ,
http://www.cdc.gov/features/passengersafety/
,and also http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/alcohol/Archive/Archive/safesobr/12qp/airbag.htm