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ANN ARBOR -- A new study out of the University of Michigan shows some parents could be cutting corners when it comes to carpools and child safety seats.

Researchers found more than 30% of parents do not enforce booster seat rules when their kids are with another driver.

And 45% of parents do not require their little ones to use a booster when they're driving other children who don't have booster seats.

Scientists say it could be that car overcrowding and lack of time to coordinate booster seat switch-offs are to blame.

But it's against the law.   Most states require children to use a booster seat up to the age of eight.

Results of the study were published online in the journal Pediatrics.

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Do you always follow booster seat and child seat laws when you carpool?  How about when your son or daughter rides with another parent?  Post your comments below.