The Importance of Booster Seats and Seat Belts

Fifteen years ago in Washington D.C., Dawn Prescott was riding on a bus that crashed in Omaha, Nebraska. Prescott was a chaperone for the high school band’s trip to a competition. Her 14 year old son Benjamin was sitting a few rows ahead of her. Benjamin along with two other student and a parent died as a result of the crash. Since the crash, Prescott, a middle school teacher, has been urging Nebraska lawmakers to require seat belts on new school buses.

There are many people who do not understand the importance of seat belts for safety. They do not wear their seat belts even though they know the mortality statistics. Most of them think that seat belts do not help when an accident occurs. We have all made the excuse that the seat belt is uncomfortable. Driving is a dangerous duty that should always be practiced with more caution and care. Some people think that not wearing a seatbelt is rebellious. Other people think that they will never get into accident. Some of the consequences of not wearing a seat belt is that you could die, you can get injured and many more. So far, the only way to avoid these consequences from happening is to wear a seatbelt.

The aims and objectives of this study include the following: (1) to identify the percentage of teenagers between the ages of 16 to 19 that do not wear seat belts when in a car; and (2) to identify the reasons why teenagers between the ages of 16 to 19 do not wear seat belts when in a car; (3) to identify whether there is a correlation between sex and seat belt compliance among teenagers; and (4) to determine whether attendance of a driver’s education class increases seat belt compliance among teenagers. Once this

Risk for trauma related to misuse of seat restraints and physical proximity to vehicle pathways.

In today’s society, and even generations before us, kids safety is very important. Also, traveling in an automobile is

The physician survey consisted of twenty-one questions and a cover letter that disclosed the purpose of the study and was mailed in January of 2006 to three-hundred-forty-five primary care physicians. This survey looked at doctor knowledge and practice and was reviewed by certified car seat technicians, community stakeholders and regional childhood injury experts. In February and March of 2006 the researchers tried to contact the physicians that had not yet responded to the survey. All of the completed surveys were given a survey identification number. The questions on the survey asked about knowledge of belt-positioning booster seats, comfort level of recommending child restraints and the awareness of community resources for

Motor vehicle crashes are identified as the leading cause of death in children under 19 years of age across the United States (Sauber-Schatz, West, & Bergen, 2014). Due to the large number of child deaths that occur each year, education regarding the proper use of child passenger safety seats must be provided to families. According to Basco, Hletko, West, and Darden (2009), although death and injury caused by motor vehicle accidents are deemed accidental, they are

2 Evidence:The increase in road traffic accidents and the seat belt compliance rate contribute to higher rates of injuries resulting from seat belt use.

Children in belt-positioning booster seats were 45% less likely to sustain injuries than same-age kids in standard vehicle seats.

Do you have a family member, or even yourself that has used a booster seat? Booster seats have been a cushion placed on a seat for a small child to sit on in a car. But come on, let's face it talking about what a booster seat is isn’t the main objective. We have all seen car wrecks time and time again, especially the ones that destroy you on the inside, even though it wasn’t or had anything to do with you. What I’m trying to get at is, imagine there being a child in that wreck. The first question would be were they in a car seat properly or even in a booster seat? Just for argument let’s say the child was in a booster seat. Now i'm going to ask the second most obvious question should children be in booster

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), “in 2015, seat belt use in passenger vehicles saved an estimated 13,941 lives” (1). The NHTSA goes on to say that almost 30 million Americans still don’t use seat belts on a daily basis. Since vehicle accidents are among the leading causes of death in the United States and even the world, the argument to improve seat belt technology has increased dramatically. Researchers are often more concerned with whether or not people are wearing their seat belts, not the effectiveness of them, until now, although both are incredibly important. Seat belt safety, which is directly related to seat belt technology, has been shown to be increasingly ineffective because of the high severity

For the people who use the excuse that "They are just going around the corner" should realize that 80% of traffic fatalities occur within a 25-mile radius of your home and at a speed of 40 miles an hour. Buckling up to drive around the block is probably the best time to do so. Everyone knows that car crashes can cause death; yet because people do not buckle up all the time thousands of people still die in traffic crashes yearly. Seatbelts can save your life in a crash and can reduce your risk of a serious injury. Seat belts keep drivers and passengers from being ejected through windows or doors. This is important because your chances of being killed are five times greater if you are thrown from the vehicle. Thousands of people who die in car crashes each year might still be alive today if they had only been wearing their seat belts.

Seat Belts keep drivers and passengers in the car from being tossed around like rag dolls. “Buckling up is the single most effective thing you can do to protect yourself and your passengers in a crash,” the California Highway Patrol explains. Its impetrative that you always wear them before you start driving. If you have any children, it important to have them in car seats so that seat belts can help protect children in crashes. “The rate of motor vehicle crash deaths per million children younger than 13 is less than a quarter of what it was in 1975,” the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports, “The rate at which children die as passenger vehicle occupants has decreased 60 percent, while the rates at which they are killed as pedestrians and bicyclists are each about one-tenth of 1975 rates.” The number of deaths among young children has declined since 1975 and parents contributed to decline by buckling up their kids in the backseat. The decline is also the result of many states laws that have took

Seat belts worn correctly can reduce the chances of death in a collision by 47% and the chances of serious injury by 52% (Stewart et al., 1997). All new vehicles sold in Canada today are equipped with three-point seat belts in all positions. Many vehicles are also equipped with seat belt pretensioners,

Safety remains your first priority as a parent. Whether you have one or a dozen kids, follow several car seat safety tips and protect your growing family.