It's National Child Passenger Safety Week

OnTheRoadCT.com Auto Blog Running On Empty

12:40 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2011

..and with that, comes a few reminders from Motherproof.com on what to check to make sure your child is riding safely.

An astonishing 73 percent of child-safety seats aren't properly installed or used correctly. But when used right, safety seats reduce the risk of death by almost 71 percent, according to Safe Kids USA.

Click here to check out more information about car seats, including a breakdown of requirements by age, as well as a list of car seat checks across the country.

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