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Vehicles pose a serious safety risk to babies and children, be it accidents that claim hundreds of young lives a year or hot-car deaths that kill an average of 38 kids a year. A child younger than 13 was involved in a car crash every 33 seconds in 2013, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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We can lower these numbers with safe driving, the proper child-care restraints and general vigilance on the part of parents and caregivers. Click here for car seat safety resources from NHTSA and follow Cars.com’s Family section for more family news and safety tips.
Hellbent on finding a journalism job after earning an English degree from DePaul University, I stumbled into the automotive industry in 2003 — much to the delight of my Corvette-obsessed dad. After working as an editor at Consumer Guide Automotive for several years, I joined Cars.com in 2011 and am currently an expert reviewer, certified car-seat technician and mom of three. I wear a lot of hats — many of them while driving a minivan. My first car was a 1994 Mercury Tracer, and I currently drive a 2012 Mazda5.