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Seat Belts

Seat belts are required on all highways and municipal roads in the Northwest Territories, including winter and ice roads and ice crossings. They are proven to save lives and reduce serious injuries by spreading the force of a crash over the strongest areas of the body.

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Child Car Seats

Being properly secured in a moving vehicle is as important for children as for adults. Child car seats can significantly reduce both serious injuries and fatalities among children. However, they must be properly installed. Follow the installation directions closely, and ensure you have properly anchored the seat in place.

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Resources

A Must Read! Yellowknifer Editorial on Child Car Seats

Alberta - Safe Roads Campaign Information on Seat Belts

NWT Health and Social Services Fact Sheet on Collisions

NWT Motor Vehicle Act Seat Belt Regulations

Safe Kids Canada Child Passenger Safety Streaming Video

Transport Canada - Information for Parents

Transport Canada - Safety Notice

UK - Think! Seat Belt Video - Click on 02

U.S. National Safety Belt Coalition

Wikipedia - Infant Car Seats

Wikipedia - Seat Belts

Collision Survivors

(Excerpts from NWT news stories)

0220 Hay River Hub
A Hay River woman and her two nine month old twins escaped serious injury on Valentine's Day when her truck spun out of control on black ice and rolled. After frantic efforts to dig out the twins, who were covered in snow, Shawna Howard found them still in their car seats with only bruises and scratches. She says "Car seats do save lives - I'll tell you that. Car seats and seat belts save lives". Her husband Scott, who saw how violent the crash was, said "I'm pretty grateful we installed the car seats properly, and Shawna took the necessary time that morning to make sure (the twins) were buckled in secure as per the instructions on the car seat." He continued "I just would really want people to know that car seats do save lives and using them properly definitely saved our children's lives this instance."

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