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Road Safety
Child Safety Seats
Did you know?
Every year in Québec, around 1,150 children age 9 or under who are riding in a vehicle die or are injured in automobile accidents.
Car seats are the solution to this problem. When they are used correctly, the probability of death or serious injury is reduced by up to 70%.
According to an SAAQ 2011 survey, 1 out of 2 children are not safe when riding in a vehicle. Approximately 83.3% of children are in a seat that is suited to their height and weight, but seats are used correctly, that is, the child car seat is properly anchored on the seat of the vehicle and the child is properly restrained in the seat, in only 61.6% of cases.
Even today, 0.2% of children are not restrained either in a child car seat or with a seat belt. Children are sometimes even seated on a parent's lap or standing on the back seat.
At 50 km/h, the weight of objects in movement is multiplied by 35. In an impact, a 9 kg child can become a 315 kg projectile that can collide with the dashboard or be ejected from the vehicle.
Even if you are just going a short distance, it is important to secure your child in the seat. More than half of accidents occur in zones where speed limits are 50 km/h or less and within 8 km from home.
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