This is particularly true when it comes to children wearing their heavy coats while buckled in their car seat. “It looks like the harness is on tight. It looks like the harness patch is situated ...

According to deputies, as a general rule, parents should make sure that children are not wearing any bulky clothing, including winter coats and snowsuits, underneath the harness of a car seat.

A common mistake parents make in cold weather is strapping their kids into car seats cocooned in winter gear. Thick winter coats are a necessity this time of year in most parts of the country.

(Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) But there's a way you can check to see if the coat is safe in the car seat. Here are instructions, directly quoted from a spokesperson with ...

The Colorado Department of Transportation shared a reminder for parents and caregivers to make sure young children are not wearing large puffy winter coats while strapped into car seats.

Show full PR text NHTSA Finds More Than a Third of Children Killed in Crashes Were Not in Car Seats or Wearing Seat Belts WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the Department of ...

Safety experts say that thick or bulky coats can make car seats unsafe. As we head into the winter months, one invention could be a car seat game changer for parents. Carly Moore reports.