Seat Belt Safety

• Riding unrestrained in an automobile is the single greatest cause of serious injuries and death of children.
• 85 percent of children who are placed in car seats or booster seats are improperly restrained.
• The back seat is the safest place for a child when riding in a car.
• Almost all children killed by passenger airbags are either unrestrained or improperly restrained at the time of the crash.
• Ohio law states that children under age 4 and under 40 pounds must ride in an approved child safety seat.
• 85 to 90 percent of car seats inspected by Summit County Safe Kids Coalition are improperly installed.

• University Hospitals of Cleveland Community Safety and Resource Center: For more information contact the
  coordinator at (216) 844-6229.

• The American Academy of Pediatrics:
  www.aap.org
• Akron Children’s Hospital - Car Seat and Travel Safety:
  www.akronchildrens.org/cms/site/dbdbc2a05932ed35
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA):
  www.nhtsa.dot.gov