DOT survey shows increase in use of car seats for tots. (Property/Casualty: Loss/Risk Management Notes).Young children are being placed in car seats at record levels, but some drivers still place children at risk by putting them in the front seat, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, often pronounced "nit-suh") is an agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government, part of the Department of Transportation. . About 99% of infants Persons who are under the age of legal majority—at Common Law, 21 years, now generally 18 years. According to the sense in which this term is used, it may denote the age of the person, the contractual disabilities that non-age entails, or his or her status with regard to under the age of one are now restrained, up four percentage points from 2000. About 94% of toddlers are now restrained, a three percentage-point gain over two years ago. The new survey showed 83% of children ages four to seven are restrained. However, the survey found children are still being placed in the front seat of vehicles, which has a higher rate of injuries and death than when they are placed in the back seat. An estimated 15% of infants under the age of one now ride in a front-seat position; 10% of toddlers ages one to three ride in the front; and 29% of youngsters ages four to seven do so. |
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