Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray admit they did the wrong thing.

“We got caught up in the moment of filming, and we made a mistake and forgot to buckle our seat belts,” Billy Ray Cyrus told People magazine about a moment in the hit movie “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour,” which generated a small bit of controversy earlier this week.

“Seat belt safety is extremely important,” he adds.

Editors at Consumer Reports took issue with a scene in the film in which Miley and her dad are “riding in the backseat of a Range Rover on the way to rehearsal for the concert tour. Neither was wearing a seat belt,” said a posting on the magazine’s blog.

“Why should we care?” the posting continued. “Because, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in about 55 percent of passenger vehicle fatalities in 2006 (the latest data available), the occupants were not wearing seat belts. Even worse, in the 13- to 15-year-old age group, that percentage climbs to 65 percent.”

Observed Consumer Reports: “It seems to us that Miley, her father, and Disney had a perfect opportunity to help influence teens and counteract - rather than encourage - this trend.”

Source: Newsday.com