Dangerous Car Seats

Los Angeles - In a car crash, you have seat belts and air bags in the front and more air bags on the side doors... But when you're rear-ended you’re thrown backward.

Many safety experts say that beneath the plush padding of most car seats is a frame that's little more than a glorified aluminum beach chair.

Critics say weak regulations mean most car seats are so flimsy, that they can be death traps in rear-end crashes... Even at slow speeds.

Phil Shuman has more on dangerous car seats in this video report.