The body structure
of
a young child
is
quite
unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom
the safety belts are designed.
A
young child’s
hip bones are still
so
small that the vehicle’s
regular safety belt may not remain low on the
hip bones, as
it
should. Instead,
it
may settle
up around the child’s abdomen.
In
a crash, the
belt would apply force on a body area that’s
unprotected by any bony structure. This alone
could cause serious or fatal injuries. Young
children always should be secured in
appropriate child restraints.
Child
Restraint Systems
An infant car bed (A), a special bed made for use in a
motor vehicle, is an infant restraint system designed
to restrain or position a child on a continuous flat
surface. Make sure that the infant’s head rests toward
the center of the vehicle.
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