Infants need complete support, including support for the
head and neck. This is necessary because an infant’s
neck is
weak
and its head weighs
so
much compared
with the rest of its body.
In
a crash, an infant in
a
rear-facing restraint settles into the restraint,
so
the crash
forces can be distributed across the strongest part of the
infant’s body, the back and shoulders.
A
baby should be
secured in
an
appropriate infant restraint, but you
shouldn’t secure that type of restraint in this vehicle
because
of
the air bag risk.
A
CAUTION:
I
Never hold a baby in your arms while riding in a
vehicle.
A
baby doesn’t weigh much
--
until a
crash. During a crash a baby will become
so
heavy you can’t hold it. For example, in
a
crash
at only
25
mph
(40
km/h),
a
12-lb.
(5.5
kg) baby
will suddenly become a 240-lb.
(110
kg) force
on
your arms. The baby would be almost impossible
to hold.
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