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[birdwatcher]

In recent crashes and old ones, in big vehicles and small, in one-car crashes and multiple-vehicle crashes, there is no evidence that car seats do a better job than seat belts in saving the lives of children older than 2. (In certain kinds of crashes -- rear-enders, for instance -- car seats actually perform worse.)
[from marginalrevtion]

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[birdwatcher.livejournal.com]

Rates чего? Мертвецов на милю?

[sashura.livejournal.com]

Ideally, injuries (fatal or not) per accident. But since you can't get this data as half the accidents are not reported unless there was an injury, rate of injuries per child will do.

[keethraxx.livejournal.com]

as linked above --
http://web.archive.org/web/20050828192606/http://www.freakonomics.com/2005/07/more-evidence-on-car-seats-vs-seat.html