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Accident statistics show that children are safer
if
they
are restrained in the rear seat. But they need to
use
the
safety belts properly.
Children who aren’t buckled up can be thrown out in
a crash.
Children who aren’t buckled up can strike other
people who are.
Never
do
this.
Here two children are wearing the same belt. The
belt can’t properly spread the impact forces.
In
a
crash, the two children can be crushed together
and seriously injured.
A
belt must be used by
only one person at
a
time.
Q:
What
if
a
child
is
wearing
a
lap-shoulder belt,
but
the child is
so
small that the shoulder belt is
very close to the child’s face or neck?
A:
Move
the
child toward the center
of
the vehicle, but
be sure that the shoulder belt still is on the child’s
shoulder,
so
that in a crash the child’s upper body
would have the restraint that belts provide. If the
child is sitting in a rear seat outside position, see
“Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides” in the Index.
If
the child is
so
small that the shoulder belt is still
very close to the child’s face or neck,
you
might
want to place the child in the center seat position,
the one that has only a lap belt.
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