BOISE – According to new research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, child crash fatalities have declined over the past five years. But many children are still being moved out of car seats and booster seats too soon.
AAA found that nearly 100,000 kids were injured in car crashes in 2023 alone, with a disturbing decline in car seat and booster seat use after children turned three years old.
“It’s important to have the right tool for the job. Using a wrench as a hammer is unsafe and very inefficient,” says AAA Idaho public affairs director Matthew Conde. “The same principle applies to child safety seats. The wrong seat or restraint at the wrong time can be very risky.”…