Motor vehicle crashes remain a leading cause of death for youth in the U.S. In 2023, more than 1,000 children ages 14 and younger died in such crashes. Dr. Maneesha Agarwal, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, said many children injured or killed in car crashes are either unrestrained or improperly restrained.
Read More
There is a persistent and deeply concerning issue: despite being one of the most fundamental life-saving measures in road safety, seat belts were still not worn by a significant number of people involved in fatal collisions. Seat belts work by keeping occupants securely in place during a crash, reducing the risk of being thrown forward or ejected, and roughly halving the chance of death. Yet between 20% and 30% of all car occupants killed each year were not wearing a seat belt – that’s more than 150 deaths a year.
Read More
