Big changes are coming for drivers who transport children in their personal vehicles as rules governing the use of child safety seats, booster seats and restraints go into effect Thursday. A change in ...

Legislation is being drafted that could allow child seatbelt violations to be used as evidence in court proceedings in ...

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The use of car seats to protect children on the road has been recommended by major pediatric organizations — and required by state laws — for decades. But disturbing new research from AAA and baby ...

Nearly 70% of children under 13 involved in fatal car crashes from 2011 to 2021 were not properly restrained, despite clear laws and safety guidelines. Inappropriate safety practices were concentrated ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — While many Minnesotans wear their seat belts, the latest one-week Click It or Ticket Campaign showed that not everyone is getting the message. During that time, officers, deputies ...

ST PAUL, Minn — On August 1st, the Minnesota Child Passenger Safety Law goes into effect, bringing new guidance on child car seats, booster seats and seat belts for kiddos. Before these changes, state ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — About 37% of American children aged 7-11 killed in a car crash were not using child car restraints, according to a new AAA analysis of government crash data between 2018 and 2022. In ...

For newborns to age 3, the straps holding the child often are not tight enough, says Sharon Munns, a Mayo Clinic nurse and trauma expert. You should not be able to pinch up any slack in the straps of ...

THOMAS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - Michigan's new Child Seat Law goes into effect at midnight Wednesday. That law changes how kids need to be secured safely in cars and aim to keep kids safer while in ...