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Great article. Is this state quoted from the article correct?
"Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for children 14 and younger, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In 2009, 322 children ages 4 and younger were killed in car crashes."
I was under the assuption that car crashes killed more than 322 children. For some reason that seems like a very low number.
LDuring 2009, there were a total of 33,808 traffic fatalities in the United States. The 14-and-younger age group accounted for 1,314 (4%) of those traffic fatalities, which is a 3-percent decrease from the 1,350 fatalities in 2008. In 2009, there were an additional 179,000 children age 14 and younger injured, which is a 7-percent decrease from the 193,000 children injured in 2008.
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In 2009, there were 322 passenger vehicle occupant fatalities among children age 4 and younger. Of those 322 fatalities, where restraint use was known (298), 92 (31%) were totally unrestrained.
BTW, the install of the seat in the picture looks odd to me. Seatbelts don't come out from the top of armrests - at first I thought it was somehow LATCHed to the armrests but it's too thick for that. Or maybe it's the seatbelt's tail?
I didn't realize 3 of the 4 lap children survived that flight. Statistically, lap children on that flight had a better survival rate than those who were restrained either by the plane belt or child restraint. Now that is interesting.
I think the same thing whenever I read about that particular crash. 25% fatalities for lap children, 37.5% fatalities for (presumably properly restrained) passengers & crew. That one child that died is, of course, tragic. But the statistics of this particular crash aren't really doing them any favors if they're trying to make the point that it's safer to be restrained than to be a lap child.
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