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10 September 2006
Government Publicity Fails To Reach Millions Of Parents
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| An independent survey published by safefamilydriving.com today suggests millions of parents are in the dark about the new Child Car Seat Law with just days to go till the deadline on 18th September.
The survey interviewed parents of children aged between 4 and 11 who travel by car. For the first time children this age who are under 135cm will have to use a suitable child restraint. In most cases this means using a booster, designed to raise the child up so the adult seat belt can operate safely.
Over a quarter of parents interviewed were still completely unaware of the law change.
The survey shows 33% of parents believed they weren't currently complying with the new law, or weren't sure.
A staggering 19% of those currently not complying didn't intend to buy a new restraint, with a further 8% not sure.
A quarter of parents still to comply were leaving purchasing a new restraint till after the law change deadline. Most parents (70%) were still opting for a booster cushion.
Overall the vast majority of those interviewed (86%), when shown a high back booster seat, identified this as the safer option, in comparison to the booster cushion.
Aileen Brady of safefamilydriving.com today said "The Government's THINK! Campaign has utterly failed on this issue. The law was supposed to extend to 4 to 11 year olds the same kind of protection younger children and adult passengers currently enjoy.
Our survey clearly shows that not only are there loads of parents out there who haven't even heard of the law change yet, but those that have, are either putting off buying or dashing around at the last possible moment buying booster cushions rather than much safer high back booster seats with side impact protection.
Why didn't the government trust the public with full information at the beginning of the year? If they'd launched a high profile campaign then on the safest way for children to travel, they could have easily paved the way for the law change. Everyone would have had a chance to plan ahead and instead of ¾ of children getting into booster cushions, we could have had at least that number getting into much safer high back booster seats.
I'd urge parents to visit our website, look at the crash test video showing the difference between a booster cushion and a high back booster during a side impact and THINK! again before settling for a booster cushion!"
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