Child Passenger Safety Week, everything you need to know

Child Passenger Safety Week, everything you need to know

When it comes to child passenger safety it is always better to travel in a forward-facing car seat with a harness and to be safe than sorry. Child Passenger Safety Week, which tether. Like the rear facing car seat a child should remain runs from September 20-26, 2020, works to highlight and in a forward-facing car seat until he or she reaches the teach us the importance of ensuring that maximum height or weight listed all children are secured properly in a car by the car seat manufacturer this is seat or booster seat while riding in a vehicle. The National around 4-7 years old. It is then time Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reports that motor to move on to a booster seat. Booster vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death among seats should still be located in the back seat of your car children. In fact, every 32 seconds there is a child under and should never be placed in the front passenger seat. the age of 12 that is killed due to traffic crashes while Kids should use a booster seat up until the age of 12 or riding as a passenger in a vehicle. Many of these deaths until he or she reaches the maximum height or weight can be prevented by, buckling children in an age and size listed by the car seat manufacturer. appropriate car seat, by doing so we can reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71%. Your child should remain in a booster seat until he or she is big enough to fit in a seat belt properly, which It is important to consider a child’s age, weight and height means the lap belt should lie snuggly across the upper when determining the proper type of seat or harness for you thighs (not the stomach) and the shoulder belt should child. As children grow the model of a car seat changes to lie snugly across the shoulder and chest, not across the keep up with their age and size. Knowing the recommended neck or face. Lastly no child under the age of 13 should stages for each type of seat is important. A child under the ride in the front passenger seat of the vehicle and age of 1 should always ride in a rear-facing car seat, in fact a child should be should continue to ride in the back seat because it is safer there. Whether kept in a rear facing car seat for as long as possible or until he or she reaches you’re a first-time parent, or have installed a car seat few, you can always the max height or weight limit allowed by your car seat’s manufacturer. get assistance with car seat installation and inspection at your local Police Once your child outgrows the rear-facing car seat, your child is then ready Department.

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