We’ve all been there. Letting your kid ride without a car seat (or maybe even in the front seat) on the way home from school or when Grandma picks them up. I get it — car seats are clunky, heavy, and a huge hassle, especially when you have to move them between cars. The safety measures are incredible when kids are buckled into a car seat safely, yet many parents are ignoring — or forgetting — about these critical guidelines.

According to a new AAA analysis of data compiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation, nearly half (47 percent) of children injured in car crashes were not properly restrained in a car seat and were either using just a vehicle seatbelt or no restraint at all. Additionally, researchers noticed a sharp decrease (by 47 percent) in car seat use between the ages of 7 a

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