NannyMom
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Not sure what forum this belongs in, so move if needed. I got the following emails from my sister in law. She doesn't have any children, but she understands the importance of carseat safety. I couldn't answer her questions in the 2nd email, so i said i'd ask here.
I replied.....
And she replied.....
So I googled to find out how the deaths have happened because of
hurricane irene (I was surprised there have been so many, so I wanted
to know what happened).... have you heard anything about this or if
the carseat was being used correctly?
A child died in a car crash at an intersection in Goldsboro, North
Carolina, where the hurricane had knocked out power to the traffic
light, Goldsboro Police Capt. Anthony Carmon said. The crash occurred
when a car carrying a family drove through the intersection and struck
another vehicle, Carmon said. Several people inside the car sustained
injuries.
I replied.....
I had heard some children died in crashes due to traffic lights out. We rarely find out about carseat usage unless it's gross misuse (mom holding infant seat). But considering there's a 95% misuse rate, it's highly likely there was misuse.
And she replied.....
Are there any numbers on how many traffic accident fatalities there
are among correctly used carseats? How does the 95% figure get
calculated and how often do those statistics get updated? I know you
are only 1 person, but it seems like if there are car seat crazies in
every state, that number should get better. Any idea how carseat
legislation happens? What kind of carseat laws would you like to see?
Feel free not to respond - hope I'm not annoying being as I don't even
have kids