Child safety Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children younger than 13
Most crash deaths occur among children traveling as passenger vehicle occupants, and proper restraint use can reduce these fatalities. Restraining children in rear seats instead of front seats reduces fatal injury risk by about three-quarters for children up to age 3, and almost half for children ages 4 to 8(IIHS)
Sixty-nine percent of child motor vehicle crash deaths in 2014 were passenger vehicle occupants
Helmets are about 37 percent effective in preventing motorcycle deaths and about 67 percent effective in preventing brain injuries.
Child Mortalities
Sixty-nine percent of child motor vehicle crash deaths in 2014 were passenger vehicle occupants(IIHS)
Adult Mortalities
Per mile traveled in 2013, the number of deaths on motorcycles was over 26 times the number in cars