Federal law requires children under the age of eight to ride in a federally approved
child car seat unless the child is over four feet and nine inches tall.
Not exact matches
That said, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) encourages parents to secure
children in
car seats during flight, which requires the purchase of a ticket for baby (
unless you get lucky with an empty
seat beside you).
Remember that your
child's safety is always the most important thing to consider, whether you are on a long trip or just driving home from the store and your
child's
car seat doesn't provide full protection
unless you use it correctly.
It requires
children under age 8 to ride in an appropriate
car seat or booster
seat unless they are 4» 9» tall.
Children who are between ages four and eight must ride in a booster
seat (
unless they are still riding in a harnessed
car seat),
unless they are taller than 4» 9» or weigh more than 65 pounds.
These
children must ride in the back
seat unless they are taller than 57 inches, and their
car seat or booster
seat should be installed and used according to manufacturer's instructions.
For the newborn I would ALWAYS recommend using a
car seat unless you are putting your
child in a bassinet.
Updated in 2007, Washington law requires that
children less than eight years old be restrained in appropriate
child restraint systems (
car seats or booster
seats)
unless the
child is 4» 9» tall.
So as much as your
child may scream — and as inconvenient as taking your own
car is when the two of you could just hop into someone else's — never let your
child ride in a moving
car unless he's safely strapped into an age - appropriate, correctly installed
car seat or booster.
Please note, it doesn't give you the option to rear - face your
child (
unless using the
car seat), so your baby will always have to face forward when using the stroller
seat.
«Do not let your
children nap in strollers, bouncy
seats, or
car seats that are parked on the floor because these places are not made for sleeping
unless they are constantly monitored.»
You will also have to gate - check your stroller and the
car seat,
unless your
child is a ticketed passenger and you plan to
seat him / her in a
seat on the plane.
Unless you plan on walking, a lot, your
child needs a
car seat from the time you walk out of the hospital until they are at least 7 years old.
The new policy recommends that
children remain rear - facing until the age of 2,
unless they reach the maximum height and weight of the
car seat at an earlier age.
It is not safe or legal for a
child to travel in a
car unless he or she is secured in a
car seat.
We have a
child who is well over 6ft and still going and two others fast catching up and this
car is the only one on the market (
unless to move up to the real full size suv class) that can comfortably
seat 3 adults in the rear
seat.
Current Texas law states that all
children younger than 8 years old, are required to be in an appropriate
child safety
seat system when they ride in a passenger
car,
unless they are taller than 4» 9».