I'm with Alexa on this one.

There is no need to 'educate' people about the dangers of unrestrained passengers. No one is so stupid as to believe that their kids are SAFE while jumping up and down on the back seat.

No on needs to be told that wearing a seltbelt makes you less likely to be hurt in an accident.

No one needs to be told that driving while talking on a mobile phone is dangerous.

Deep down, even the stupidest of people, know that these things are dangerous.

The problem is just laziness. Why bother upsetting your precious darlings and forcing them into child seats when you can just bundle them into the car and away you go?

Why risk causing a temper tantrum when you tell your 3 year old to sit down?

My take on it is that the kids are unruly and undisciplined, and the parents just simply can't be bothered to take the adequate measures to protect their kids. It's got little to do with ignorance of consequences, and more to do with laziness and complacency.

You can tell some people till you are blue in the face that they should use child seats, but the thought of a toddler screaming in the back seat is more than those sorts of parents can bear.

They would rather let their kids get their own way than upset them by buckling them up.