Avoid common car seat mistakes, such as putting harness straps or harness chest clip in the wrong position, not using the LATCH system correctly, taking
a child out of his booster seat and putting him into regular seatbelts before he is ready, or letting kids ride in the front seat before they are old enough.
-- Learn when to transition
your child out of the booster seat to a seat belt and find out how it should properly fit.
Nine of 10 parents move
their children out of a booster seat before they're big enough for safety belts, a Safe Kids survey shows.
Not exact matches
It is so important that we get the word
out and educate parents and caregivers about the importance
of selecting the right
seat for their
child's age and size, and to remind them that car
seats,
booster seats and
seat belts offer the best protection for
children in crashes and help save lives.
Our older
child was
out of a car
seat, our second was in a
booster, and our 3rd was still rear facing.
For
booster seats, a
child who can legally move
out of a
booster seat at age 8 might be too small to fit well in a seatbelt and is at greater risk
of serious injuries in a crash.
This is just one
of the reasons why this is the best
child booster seat out there.
While it is priced on the higher end at close to two hundred dollars it eliminates the need to purchase a
booster sear after your
child grows
out of their front - facing
seat.
Harnessed
booster car
seats were created to fit the growing needs
of your
child until they are ready to transition
out of a car
seat.
A
booster seat is typically the car
seat that your
child will get the most use
out of.
Tying them down prevents them from sliding around while your
child climbs in and
out of them, and also prevents an empty
booster seat from becoming a projectile if you get into a car crash while you are driving with no
child in it.
Designed for
booster - aged
children ready to «belt it
out» in a
seat belt
booster, the AMP
booster seat provides a rockin» palette
of colors sure to suit your
child's growing sense
of style.
By working with the Ad Council and the U.S. Department
of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) we hope to get
out a message that will educate parents and caregivers about the importance
of selecting the right
seat for their
child's age and size, and to remind them that car
seats,
booster seats and
seat belts offer the best protection for
children in crashes and help save lives.
Once a
child grows
out of his baby car
seat or infant
seat, he graduates to a
booster seat until he's big enough to properly fit an adult
seat belt without needing to sit on something to increase his height.
Show your
child that the
booster will let her see
out of the window better and help make the
seat belt comfortable.
Core Functions and Safety (5
out of 5): The core function
of the
booster is to provide proper elevation for a
child that has outgrown a convertible car
seat or fixed 3 - point harness forward - facing
seat so that the
child can be safely belted in using a standard seatbelt.
The
booster cushion, which is integrated in the rear
seat, can be set at two heights, allowing
children of different sizes to sit sufficiently high to see
out through the windows yet at the same time get the most effective protection possible.
Standard safety equipment includes: • Advanced Multi-stage Front Air Bags provide nearly instantaneous occupant protection by matching air bag output to crash severity • Low - risk Deployment Air Bags are included for smaller and
out -
of - position occupants • Front
Seat - mounted Side Air Bags deploy for enhanced thorax protection during a side impact • Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtains with Extended Up Time deploy down to provide all three rows vehicle occupant head protection during side impact • Structural Driver and Front Passenger Knee Bolsters control occupant kinematics and reduce leg loads • Available
Child Booster Seats for
children 4 foot 9 inches (1.45 m) tall and between 48 lbs.