Wisconsin Attorney General Joins Coalition Regarding Car Seat Safety

Monday, July 19th, 2021 -- 11:00 AM

(WMTV) Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced that he has joined 18 other states in a coalition to take stronger measures to protect children while traveling in car seats.

In a letter sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Department of Transportation the coalition asks that the administration implement side-impact testing standards for child car seats.

Currently there are no NHTSA regulations regarding child car seat side-impact testing. The coalition also asks that the NHTSA require all child car seat labels include clear, concise language that states every child should remain in their current seat size until exceeding its height or weight maximum.

Experts including the NHTSA state that moving up to the next size of car seat when meeting only the minimum height and weight criteria can heighten risk of injury in car crashes.

The letter states that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children aged 1 to 13, with almost 5,000 children under 15 have died in car crashes from 2015 to 2019.

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