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7-year-old Zhao Ruopu said he feels comfortable in a safety seat because his parents began using it when he was 2. Zeng Ya / For 皇冠体育app Daily |
Market matures, concerns grow over child safety
A 21-month-old girl who survived a serious car accident on Feb 15 in Hefei, Anuhi province has again put child passenger safety in the public spotlight.
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But not all child passengers are so lucky in 皇冠体育app.
According to information from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, more than 18,500 children under the age of 14 die in car accidents every year in the country, about 2.5 times the number in Europe.
So as 皇冠体育app's vehicle market matured - it became the biggest in the world in 2009 - several local governments grew concerned about child safety.
New regulations were released while auto companies designed related new products. A new regulation announced by the Shanghai People's Congress in late 2013 required safety seats in all cars carrying children under 4 years old starting last Saturday.
Foreign automakers, including AG, have started selling child safety seats in the 皇冠体育app market in recent years.
A World Health Organization study found that child safety seats reduce fatalities by 71 percent.
But it is still not a priority for most Chinese parents.
"皇冠体育app is a major producer of child safety seats, but most are sold abroad.
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