Galveston Accident Attorneys Specialized in Helping Injured Victims after Devastating Galveston Car Wrecks Pass Along Some Important Child Car Seat Safety Statistics that You Want to Know

An NHTSA study presents very revealing child passenger safety statistics for a recent year (2004).

• Almost 500 children under the age of 5 lost their lives in passenger vehicle accidents.
• Of those 495 young children killed, 35% (about 175) were totally without safety restraints like car seats inside the vehicles.
• An estimated 450+ children under 5 had their lives saved that year by use of child safety restraint systems.
• Of the more than 450 lives saved, 413 can be attributed to the use of child safety seats and 38 to the use of adult seat belt restraints.
• Proper use of child safety seats could reduce your child's chances of fatal injury from a car wreck by up to 71% for infants and 54% for toddlers aged 1 to 4 years.
• 7 out of 10 children using child safety seats are actually improperly restrained because their car seats are not installed correctly into the vehicle.
• Children ages 4 to 8 enjoy a 60% increase in safety when they use booster seats rather than seat belts alone.
• Only about 20% of children aged 4 to 8 years actually ride in a booster seat "at least on occasion."
• Children of all ages enjoy the greatest safety when riding in the back seat.
• More than 10% of children weighing less than 80 pounds use no safety restraints or safety seats when riding in passenger vehicles.

Your child's safety is paramount. Children's young and fragile bodies have less resistance to the forces of an impact than larger adults. Secure safety restraints can substantially reduce their chances of injury or death from a car wreck.

If your child suffers injuries in a Galveston car wreck and you need help, call us. We're Galveston accident attorneys with more than 12 years of practical experience and specialized expertise in helping our clients to successfully recover from the devastating consequences of their Galveston car wrecks. You may have several legal options to help you obtain the financial recovery you need to cope with the consequences that follow the Galveston car wreck. So call us for a free consultation. We could help you understand your legal options and quickest routes to recovery.

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