Ok I will respond
Firsr Bruce, your logic that more kids would be injured in cars is false. Per the Natioan Trauma Registry maintained by the American College of Surgeons, ther are very very few kids injured when they are properly restrained in a car seat (including middle position back seat)
Second, my kids are my "most valuable" passionsion. I believe it is child abuse not to put them in a car seat.
Reports: the FAA reports deaths and severe injuries. It does not report broken arms and concussions (as these also not diagnoses until at the hospital). If you don't want to ask a FA, we gave flyers who do way more miles ask on this board how many have seen a baby fly when thelane hits turbulence.
As for the CARES seat, it is accepted by all US (FAA) airlines, but I be
Jefe there r some European who don't - while they do regular car seats
Finally, ther FAA in bold letters recommends them
Impossible by physics to golf a child when turbulence hit
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/trave...children_N.htm
FAA recommends :
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngogl...s-right-wrong/
http://ideas.time.com/2012/06/12/lap...rs-on-a-plane/
http://carseatblog.com/16971/lap-bab...ents-must-see/