Child
Restraints
Older
Children
Older children who have outgrown booster seats should
wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
Q:
What
is
the proper way to wear safety belts?
A:
If possible, an older child should wear a
lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a
shoulder belt can provide. The shoulder belt
should not cross the face or neck. The lap belt
should fit snugly below the hips, just touching the
top
of
the thighs. It should never be worn over
the abdomen, which could cause severe or even
fatal internal injuries in a crash.
Accident statistics show that children are safer
if
they
are restrained in the rear seat.
In
a crash, children who are not buckled
up
can strike
other people who are buckled up, or can be thrown
out of the vehicle. Older children need to use safety
belts properly.
If
you
have the choice,
a
child should sit in
a
seat that
has a lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a
shoulder belt
can
provide.
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