Child Injury NewsIn cases involving children who die in traffic accidents, at least 30% involve children under the age of 15 who are pedestrians. Pedestrians account for about 30% of all traffic fatalities involving children under the age of 15 years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) estimates that more than one fifth (22%) of children [...]
Under Michigan law, all children between the ages of 0 and 3 years old are required to be properly secured in an approved child car seat. For children between the age of 4 and 7 years of age, the legal requirements vary based upon the size and weight of the child.
By far the most common type of injury accident involving children is one that also involves a motor vehicle collision. According to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA), nearly 250,000 children are injured every year in car accidents.
It is natural for any parent to feel slightly relieved when their kids grow up to be able to take care of his various needs. He no longer ties himself to mamma’s apron strings, so to speak. But even older kids cannot be safe on the road all the time and as statistics show, they [...]
Children are the stars of every family and their welfare is the prime concern for all parents. Yet, going by American statistics, the situation is more than grim, when it concerns child safety. Unbelievable but true - in 2007, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention six million children between the ages of [...]
It is natural for any parent to feel slightly relieved when their kids grow up to be able to take care of his various needs. He no longer ties himself to mamma’s apron strings, so to speak. But even older kids cannot be safe on the road all the time and as statistics show, they [...]
If we find that the incidences of child passenger deaths and traffic-related severe injuries have reduced in the past few years, we need to thank the tireless efforts and dedication to NHTSA and its many partners in the child passenger safety community. They have tirelessly gone about imparting education, training, enforcement, and bring about several [...]
I cannot stress how important it is for parents to use car seats, booster seats, and seatbelts for children passengers in their vehicles. The injuries that a child can suffer because these safety measures were not implemented are often catastrophic.
Other times, the parents or other family members provide these services to the child accident victim. In those cases, the auto insurance company must pay the family members on an hourly basis.
