Replacing a Car Seat after a Crash

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

"NHTSA recommends that child safety seats be replaced following a moderate or severe crash in order to ensure a continued high level of crash protection for child passengers.

NHTSA recommends that child safety seats do not automatically need to be replaced following a minor crash. Minor crashes are those that meet ALL of the following criteria:

The vehicle was able to be driven away from the crash site;
The vehicle door nearest the safety seat was undamaged;
There were no injuries to any of the vehicle occupants;
The air bags (if present) did not deploy; AND
There is no visible damage to the safety seat."

Buying a New/Used Vehicle

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Crash Tests and Rollover Ratings
• Side Airbag Availability
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
  

• Model year 2001 and 2002 vehicles with LATCH

Car Seat Information

• SafetyBeltSafeUSA
  

• SafeKids Worldwide
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Child Passenger Safety Homepage

Booster Seats

• 5-Step Test
  

Rear-facing

• Car Seat Advice Questioned: Toddlers Should Face Rear Longer, Some Experts Say
• Rear-Facing Car Seats: What You Need to Know
  

• Crash Protection for Child Passengers: A Review of Best Practice
  

Special Needs Passengers

• Automotive Safety Program at Riley Children's Hospital
• Wheelchair Safety
• Wheelchair Safety (another site)

Taxi Statistics

• Taxi/Livery Cab Crash Statistics
  

After-Market Product Dangers

• Potential Dangers