As National Child Passenger Safety Week gets underway, AAA says parents still have work to do to keep kids safe in the car.

According to AAA, 67% of car seats checked in 2024 were improperly installed or used. Safety officials say that can be the difference between a minor injury and something far worse in a crash.

Oro Valley parent Zach Herman said he put in the research to get it right. I did a lot of initial research to make sure that I was going to be doing it correctly and I had proper seat placement in the vehicle, he said. He added that he installed the seat to a high level of satisfaction for myself, making sure that it would not wiggle or jiggle or move or do anything.

His wife, Amy Herman, said installation can be more challenging than it looks. I wouldnt have had the strength

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