Most children are in appropriate child restraints when travelling in cars, a Ministry of Transport survey shows.
The survey showed 93 per cent of children under 5 were in an appropriate child restraint, an increase of 1 per cent from the last survey in 2012.
More than half the children under 5 were in child seats and 20 per cent were in baby capsules or infant seats. Nineteen per cent of children under 5 were in booster seats and 0.8 per cent were in child harnesses.
Of the 7 per cent not in a safe child restraint, 3 per cent were wearing adult safety belts and another 3.2 per cent were unrestrained, including 1 per cent of children that were held on the knees of passengers.
Land Transport Safety Manager Leo Mortimer said: "Young children are some of our most vulnerable road users, and it's important they are in the right sort of child restraint to get the best protection."
