It only takes a minute to remember to put your child in a car seat Published March 26, 2008 By Robyn Crowder Car Seat Installation Technician TINKER AIR FORCE BASE -- Child safety seats are 71 percent effective in reducing deaths for infants in passenger vehicles. But only four out of five are installed properly. For guidance on making sure your child rides safely, consult Car Seat Installation Technician Robyn Crowder 734-9293. Car Seat Statistics - Young children restrained in car seats have an 80 percent lower risk of fatal injury than those who are unrestrained. - An estimated 1,700 children's lives were saved between 2996 and 2002 solely because they were seated in a back seat. - Motor vehicle crashes still remain the number one killer of people ages 4 to 34 and the third leading cause of deah for toddlers ages one to three. - Six children are killed every day in the US and 732 children are injured. -Annual cost of childhood Motor Vehicle Crashes (MVC) death/injuries exceeds $36 billion. - Children ages 4 to 8 who use booster seats are 59 percent less like to be injured in a car crash than children who are restrained only by a seat belt, according to a study by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. (Provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, www.nhtsa.gov.)