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For current information on U.S. seat belt and child restraint laws: see IIHS (2023b), Seat Belt and Child Seat Laws by State, and GHSA (2021), Child Passenger Safety.
Both NHTSA and the American Academy of Pediatrics have best practice recommendations for child passenger safety in vehicles.
- NHTSA (n.d.) and NHTSA (2019), Car seat recommendations for children
- AAP (2021): Car Seats: Information for Families.
The National Child Passenger Safety Board (2023) has many resources for State child passenger safety programs including resources specifically for CPS State coordinators.
- Car Seat Safety, web page and portal.
NHTSA’s publications on seat belts and child restraints.
- NHTSA’s Behavioral Safety Research portal.
NHTSA produces seat belt and child restraint marketing material for use by States and other organizations.
- Visit TrafficSafetyMarketing.gov for marketing material for CIOT and Child Passenger Safety Week.

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