CT Parents Moving Older Kids Out of Boosters Too Early, Says AAA

Posted on September 20, 2021

Parents and guardians of 7-year-olds appear much too eager to allow their children to ride in vehicles only with lap and shoulder belts rather than in booster seats, says AAA Northeast.

 

An analysis of data from the UCONN Crash Data Repository indicates that in 2020, less than half (47%) of 7-year-olds were properly restrained in a booster seat or other child restraint. The majority, however, used only seatbelts while a handful were unrestrained.

 

AAA released these findings to highlight National CPS Week today through Saturday.

 

“More work must be done to educate parents about Connecticut’s child passenger safety (CPS) seat law,” says Fran Mayko, AAA Northeast spokeswoman.

.

“The law is working,” added Mayko, “But safety advocates have much more work to do to persuade parents to keep older children in boosters.”

 

Connecticut’s CPS law requires children must remain in a booster seat or a seat with a 5-point harness until they reach 8 years old and 60 pounds.  It also requires infants to ride rear facing until they are two years old and weigh at least 30 pounds.

 

A national consumer survey also found more than half (52%) of all car seats inspected are incorrectly installed or used. The three most common error, which make car seats less effective in protecting children in a crash, include:

  • Car seats that are too loose when secured in a vehicle.
  • Failure to use the car seat’s tether strap along with a vehicle’s lower latches or seat belt in forward-facing seats; and
  • Not tightening the car seat’s harness straps enough when securing the child in the seat.

 

For more information or find a car seat inspection site, visit www.aaa.com/safeseats or www.aaa.com/safeseats4kids.

 

Connecticut
<< Back to Press Releases



Navigation

  • View All Press Releases
  • Archived Press Releases

By Date

  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019

By State

  • All States
  • Connecticut
  • Massachusetts
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Rhode Island

By Topic

  • AAA Foundation (3)
  • AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (3)
  • AAA Travel (1)
  • adas (2)
  • Agent of Honor (1)
  • automated vehicle (1)
  • automotive (45)
  • car doctor (3)
  • car maintenance (2)
  • car seats (1)
  • car tips (8)
  • child passenger safety (1)
  • child restraints (1)
  • Christmas (4)
  • cold weather (3)
  • connecticut (35)
  • CPS (1)
  • CPS week (1)
  • crashes (3)
  • daylight saving time (1)
  • deer (2)
  • deer collisions (2)
  • destination (1)
  • destination wedding (1)
  • diamond (5)
  • diamond hotels (1)
  • diamond program (5)
  • diamond rating (5)
  • diamond restaurants (1)
  • distracted (3)
  • distracted driving (4)
  • distracted driving law (1)
  • driving tips (6)
  • drowsy driving (1)
  • five diamond (5)
  • four diamond (5)
  • gas prices (100)
  • hands-free (1)
  • high tech (2)
  • holiday travel (13)
  • hotel (5)
  • hotels (5)
  • impaired driving (5)
  • law (1)
  • marijuana (3)
  • Massachusetts (51)
  • MassDOT (1)
  • memorial day (1)
  • move over (1)
  • new jersey (8)
  • new york (1)
  • preparation (2)
  • restaurant (4)
  • restuarants (5)
  • Rhode Island (46)
  • rv (1)
  • safe driving (2)
  • safety (14)
  • safety tips (12)
  • self driving car (1)
  • slow down move over (1)
  • storm (2)
  • storm prep (1)
  • summer (4)
  • summer driving (1)
  • summer travel (1)
  • technology (5)
  • teen driving (2)
  • thanksgiving (6)
  • travel (71)
  • travel agent (1)
  • Travel Marketplace (1)
  • triptik (3)
  • vacation (1)
  • weather (4)
  • winter (7)
  • winter driving (3)