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Article: Child Safety Seats Highly Effective in Real World Crashes Says ACTS: Consumer Reports Conclusions Not Based on Real World Experience.
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- Business Wire
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- January 4, 2007
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WASHINGTON -- The Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS) reminds all parents and caregivers to properly secure young children in age and size-appropriate child safety seats whenever they are in a motor vehicle despite media reports that many rear-facing infant seats did not perform well in Consumer Reports tests.
"The Federal Government's research shows that infant seats are highly effective, reducing fatal injuries to infants by 71 percent in passenger cars and by 59 percent in pickup trucks, minivans and SUVs," said ACTS president Phil Haseltine. "While product testing is important, the ultimate test of a safety device is how it performs in a real-world ...