Latest Seat belt Stories

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Rear facing. Forward facing. Booster. Seat Belt. When it comes to child passenger safety, parents and caregivers have so many options. It's no wonder that research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicates roughly 3 out of 4 child safety seats are not used properly and as children age they are less likely to be in the appropriate child safety seat for their age and weight. See video from General Motors at:...

CYPRESS, Calif., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of Child Passenger Safety Week (September 19 - 25), Mitsubishi Motors and Kids Safety First (KSF), in conjunction with Dorel Juvenile Group USA, a division of Dorel Industries Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A), will host child safety seat inspection events at 13 Mitsubishi dealerships in seven states - Illinois, Texas, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Florida and Arizona. At the events, families will receive hands-on instruction from certified...

Safe Kids USA invites parents to get help with child seat installation WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Safe Kids USA and its network of coalitions will inspect thousands of child safety seats during Child Passenger Safety Week (September 19-25) by conducting more than 400 car seat checkup events for families and their children across the nation. Nationally certified child passenger safety technicians will lead the inspection events and deliver hands-on education to parents...

AAA supports recommendation shown to reduce serious injury and death among infants and toddlers WASHINGTON Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AAA now advises parents of infants and young toddlers to secure their children in rear-facing child safety seats for as long as possible, maxing out the upper weight or height limits of the car seat. Researchers indicate that toddlers are 75 percent less likely to die or be seriously injured in a crash when they ride in a rear-facing car seat up to...

Children Up to Age 8 Must Be Properly Restrained in Child Safety Seats HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Child Passenger Safety Week begins next week and PennDOT is reminding parents and caregivers to get back to basics and review car seat safety for their children. During Child Passenger Safety Week, Sept. 19-25, parents and caregivers can visit a fitting station to have their seats checked by a trained technician for proper installation and use. "Events being...

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- All-new 2012 Ford Focus will offer an exclusive suite of innovative airbags that help customize protection in the most common frontal and side crashesFocus is launching Ford's next-generation driver-front airbag with enhanced chest protection technology designed to help reduce chest and rib injuriesInnovative side airbags help enhance chest protection for front seat occupants with shoulder vents that deliver varying levels of pressure based on the...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) this week announced its latest round of booster seat evaluations. State Farm, a long time supporter of IIHS, applauds these new findings and, like IIHS, encourages greater consistency in the way booster seats function across most vehicle makes and models. Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of accidental death of children over age one, yet most of these tragedies could be prevented...

OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning Curve® Brands, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of RC2 Corporation (Nasdaq: RCRC), announces its The First Years brand was recently recognized by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) with a "Best Bet" rating for The First Years Pathway B570 Booster Seat. An independent, nonprofit, scientific and educational organization dedicated to preventing motor vehicle crashes and reducing injuries, the IIHS recognizes booster seat models...

LIVONIA, Mich., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (NYSE: TRW), the global leader in active and passive safety, is beginning to equip seat belt systems with its new Dynamic Locking Tongue (DLT) technology. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100907/DE60102 ) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100907/DE60102 ) The DLT is an elegant, lightweight and compact design consisting of a seat belt tongue (the plate which fastens into the buckle) with...

Cost amounts to nearly $500 for each U.S. licensed driver in one year ATLANTA, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a one-year period, the cost of medical care and productivity losses associated with injuries from motor vehicle crashes exceeded $99 billion - with the cost of direct medical care accounting for $17 billion, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The total annual cost amounts to nearly $500 for each licensed driver in the United States, said...