Car Seat Safety Law
As with all traffic laws, you must follow the laws of the road -- the road you are driving on at the time, not the laws of the state you originated in whether you are with a child in the vehicle or not.
Among the best advice given, is the advice of the most strict state's regulations, and consider your own state's rules whether you are in California, Texas or even Florida, should they be a less, minimum requirement for driving. When seat belts are designed, they are designed for the safety of an average sized, full grown, adult man, and not for your toddler-sized child.
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Thus, these seat belts, in the effect of an emergency, cannot adequately protect a child in the event of a car crash. As always, the safest place for a child, often required by law, under the age of twelve is in the back seat. And for your child in a car seat, the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) now recommends that children stay in their car seats up through the age of eight, a weight maximum of eighty pounds, or to the height of 4'9".
As a general rule of thumb, a child should be in a booster seat until their knees are just able to bend over the edge of your vehicle's seat when sitting in the up right position. A seat belt adjuster can easily be used to prevent any rubbing along the upper chest or neck area during your transition between a booster seat and using just the seat belt when traveling. The U.S. State Governments have written car seat regulations and laws, which must be adhered to when driving.
Generally, there are two types of car seat for infants in their rear facing position car seat. These car seats include infant carriers and convertible car seats. Infant carriers are designed for just born babies of a weight capacity of 20 to 22 pounds. A convertible car seat allows for transition from infancy, and then all the way through to a forty pound weight capacity.
For further information, please contact your local officials or your pediatrician for your state's local laws of child safety and regulations. Laws vary from sate to state.
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