Car Seat Safety

• Majority of car and booster seats improperly used in Nova Scotia: study

  The results are from a study of 1,005 child passengers in 33 communities across the province from May to November of last year. 

  Canada

  Sep 25
  
• 30-can beer case used as 2-year-old’s booster seat, driver charged: OPP

  OPP say they found a toddler unharmed, sitting on a 30-can case of beer, when they pulled a vehicle over in southwestern Ontario.

  Crime

  Jul 10, 2019
  
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• Evolution of child car seats: From straps and Tot-Guard to 5-point safety harness

  The Bunny Bear Company made child seats in 1933, however the devices were mainly intended to stop kids from moving around the car.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2019
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• CAA-Québec warns of dangers related to using old car seats, encourages recycling them instead

  CAA Quebec launches a program to collect and recycle expired car seats. It hopes to reduce the number of expired car seats on the road, which it says is dangerous.

  Canada

  May 31, 2018
• New Sask. program aims to get more children into car seats

  SGI and the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute announced a partnership on May 11 for a new Car Seat Grant program in the province.

  Canada

  May 11, 2018
• Alberta asking public for feedback on updating child car seat safety laws

  The Alberta government is collecting feedback as it looks to update the province's car seat laws, which it says are no longer up-to-date with other jurisdictions around Canada.

  Traffic

  Mar 31, 2018
• Should parents be testing their baby’s car seat like this viral mom?

  The way Rachel McNamara of Maine tested her car seat safety abilities got social media and experts talking.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 27, 2017
• Is your car seat safe? Common mistakes that can put your child at risk

  While many parents check and double check the seat and belt are secure, a new BCAA survey suggests a number of caregivers are making mistakes without even knowing it.

  Feb 23, 2017
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• New video aimed at helping Maritime Arabic-speaking families use car seats

  A video giving instructions on using and installing car seats to Arabic-speaking families coincides with the one-year anniversary of the arrival of many Syrian families arriving in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2017
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• Alberta mom’s loose car seat straps caused by food debris: Transport Canada

  An investigation into an Edmonton mom's complaints about her kid's car seat's straps coming loose without anyone pressing the release button revealed that the child safety device wasn't defective - it was dirty.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2017