 | The rear seat is the safest place for children of any age to
ride! |
| Always buckle children up in the vehicle: use car seats, boosters,
and/or lap belts, according to the child's age and size. |
| Babies should ride in rear-facing infant car seat until they are at
least one year old and weight more than twenty pounds, and should be
securely strapped into the back seat of the car. Be sure the
seat is approved for infants and has not been recalled by the Consumer
Product Safety Commission. |
| Children over a year, weighing between 22 and 40 lbs., can use a
forward-facing car seat, securely strapped into the back seat. Make sure
that you are using an approved car seat for the correct weight and height of
the child. |
| Children over 40 lbs. should travel in the back seat of the vehicle
with buckled seat and shoulder belts, or a securely strapped booster seat. |
| Air bags can be hazardous to children sitting in the front seat. Read
your car's owner's manual carefully on air bag safety. When used with lap or
shoulder belts, airbags work well to protect older children and adults who
ride in the front seat, facing the front of the car. Make sure that everyone
in the front seat is properly buckled up and seated as far back from the air
bags as is reasonably possible. |
