Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        The numbers of children who are killed or injured in cars in the U.S. are staggering.   The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration continues to promote the proper use of car seats and boosters right up through pre-teen years.  Specialist Laura Dunn..

“Seat belts are designed to fit adults.  Booster seats are that necessary step between car seats and seatbelts.  A booster seat positions that child so the adult seatbelt fits properly ove the strongest parts of that child’s body to protect them in a crash.”

NHTSA offers online help in finding the right seat and installing it too.  Much depends on height and weight as well as age.   Learn more at NHTSA.gov/therightseat.

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