Seat Belts and Child Safety
Posted on August 17th, 2010 by admin
While there has always been good evidence that wearing properly designed seat belts could minimize the risk of injury and death in an accident, the data was largely gathered around adult occupants. The information necessary to make good laws regarding children and seat belts was a long time coming. In fact, until the 80s, it wasn’t even researched as a separate issue. Today, it is known that children who are in a restraint designed for an adult actually have a higher risk or injury and death; in fact, there are about 10% more deaths in this situation, and 12% more injuries. If you are injured in an accident we recommend speaking with a personal injury lawyer Tacoma to protect your rights.