Throughout the world, many people and organizations are working to promote motor vehicle occupant protection for children, youth, and young adults. In spite of the great strides made in the United states, thousands of young people continue to die or experience serious injuries that could have been prevented had they been properly restrained in a child safety seat, booster seat, or seat belt. The National Highway traffic safety administration has produced this booklet since 2002 to explain the need for legislation, enforcement, education, and public awareness campaigns about protecting children, youth, and young adults in motor vehicles. collectively, this information underscores why protecting young people is so important. The majority of data in this fact book comes from 2006, the most recent year data was available. It has been generated from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and the General Estimates System (GES) produced by the National center for statistics and analysis at NHTSA. Data from NHTSA's 2007 National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) is also included. (Author/publisher)
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