Also, most states now require children to
ride in booster seats until they weigh 60 pounds or more, or are a certain age or height.
Furthermore they require that all children 6 and under
ride in booster seats or car seats with a 5 - point harness.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends that kids
ride in booster seats until they're at least 8 years old and 4 feet 9 inches tall.
Rosemary Mason: So once children out - grow their forward - facing seats, usually around 4 years or 40 pounds, they should
ride in the booster seats in the back seats until the vehicle seat belts fit properly.
That's why the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration now recommends that all children who have outgrown their car seat continue to
ride in a booster seat until:
Children who
ride in a booster seat must use a lap and shoulder belt.
When our oldest son was old enough to
ride in a booster seat safely, we started looking at options for travel booster seats.
Most kids from ages 4 to 8 should
ride in a booster seat in the car.
As of 2007, children ages four through seven must
ride in a booster seat or car seat any time they are in a vehicle.
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.
When state residents claim the updated booster seat laws would require a teenager or petite adult to
ride in a booster seat, it's often because they've misread the «or» for «and.»
Of
those riding in booster seats, children involved in side - impact crashes saw the greatest reduction in injury risk.
An older child may find it embarrassing to
ride in a booster seat; however, it won't be embarrassing for them to survive a major car accident as a direct result of riding in a booster seat.
One way to encourage your child to
ride in a booster seat is to include them while you are shopping for one.
The seat belts and seat of a car are made to fit adults, so young children still need to
ride in a booster seat.
Not exact matches
We own three Bubble
Booster seats — one for each of our two vehicles and 1 extra one
in the foyer to grab quickly if our kids have to
ride in someone else's vehicle.
And, of course, never let any child age 13 or younger
ride in the front
seat (with or without a
booster seat), especially if you have an air bag on the passenger side.
She'll be
riding in her
booster or car
seat with style.
Backless
booster seats are the step right before when children are ready to
ride in a car without any assistance.
While some children might be the right size, age and maturity for a belt - positioning
booster seat, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends
riding in a 5 - point harness as long as possible and, therefore, a Combination / Harness -2-
Booster seat might be a better option.
Many parents agree that
booster seats with backs are the most comfortable option for long car rides, and in particular, the Graco Affix Youth Booster Seat gets good reviews when it comes to multi-hour
booster seats with backs are the most comfortable option for long car
rides, and
in particular, the Graco Affix Youth
Booster Seat gets good reviews when it comes to multi-hour
Booster Seat gets good reviews when it comes to multi-hour treks.
She
rides in a front faced
booster seat in her grandparents car, but doesn't complain about being rearfaced
in our car.
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.
Both RECARO
booster seats come
in a great variety of colors, and offer intelligent design and quality construction for a safe and comfortable
ride.
Graco AFFIX Highback
Booster Car Seat another great option for parents that will keep «big kid» riding in high back booster seat mode with a weight limit of 30 — 100 pounds and height limit is 38 — 57
Booster Car
Seat another great option for parents that will keep «big kid» riding in high back booster seat mode with a weight limit of 30 — 100 pounds and height limit is 38 — 57 inc
Seat another great option for parents that will keep «big kid»
riding in high back
booster seat mode with a weight limit of 30 — 100 pounds and height limit is 38 — 57
booster seat mode with a weight limit of 30 — 100 pounds and height limit is 38 — 57 inc
seat mode with a weight limit of 30 — 100 pounds and height limit is 38 — 57 inches.
For example, they wouldn't think of letting their three - or four - year - old
ride in the car without a car
seat, but they let their five - year - old graduate from his
booster seat.
Your elementary school student may not want to
ride in a
booster or car
seat anymore.
It is recommended by the AAP (American Academic of Pediatrics) that your child should
ride in a belt - positioning
booster seat if it is less than 4 ft. 9 - inch tall.
This is well below the recommendations of most experts, including that children should
ride in a
booster after they have outgrown their forward - facing car
seat and until:
New car
seat laws, some which require kids to be
in a
booster seat until they are eight years old, have been a good reminder for many parents that a
booster seat is the safest way for kids
ride in the car until they are ready for
seat belts.
Children ages four to six who weigh at least 40 pounds up to at least 60 pounds must
ride in a belt - positioning
booster car
seat.
Children under age eight and under 80 pounds to
ride in a car
seat or
booster seat.
Updated
in 2009, New York law states that children must
ride in an appropriate car
seat or
booster seat until they reach their 8th birthday.
Indiana law requires children less than 8 years old to
ride in a federally approved car
seat or
booster seat that is appropriate for the child's height and weight.
It requires children under age 8 to
ride in an appropriate car
seat or
booster seat unless they are 4» 9» tall.
West Virginia law requires that all children under age 8
ride in an appropriate, federally approved car
seat or
booster seat that is installed and used according to manufacturer's instructions.
Updated
in 2011, Georgia law requires children under age 8 to
ride in a federally approved car
seat or
booster seat that is appropriate for that child's height and weight.
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.
It requires children under four years old and under 40 pounds to
ride in an appropriate car
seat or
booster for the child's age and weight.
Nebraska law requires all children up to age 6 to
ride in a federally approved car
seat or
booster seat that is appropriate for the child's age, height and weight.
Nevada law states that children under age 6 and 60 pounds
ride in a federally approved car
seat or
booster seat that is appropriate for the child's age and weight.
North Carolina law requires all children who are under age 8 and under 80 pounds to
ride in a properly used car
seat or
booster seat.
It also advises that most children will need to
ride in a belt - positioning
booster seat until they have reached 4 feet 9 inches tall and are between 8 and 12 years of age.
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.
Thanks to advances
in car
seat safety technologies and developing crash testing methods, 4 - year - olds that might have been moved into a
booster 10 years ago can still safely
ride in a rear - facing car
seat!
While one six - year - old might be tall enough, heavy enough, and mature enough to
ride in a backless
booster seat, others may not be.
A child who has outgrown her car safety
seat with a harness (she has reached the top weight or height allowed for her
seat, her shoulders are above the top harness slots, or her ears have reached the top of the
seat) should
ride in a belt - positioning
booster seat until the vehicle's
seat belt fits properly (usually when the child reaches about 4» 9»
in height and is between 8 to 12 years of age).
In our lab tests,
Booster seat models like the Fun -
Ride High Back
Booster are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.
Or choose what's known as a convertible car
seat, which stays
in the vehicle and will see your baby into toddlerhood; it's designed to face the rear (for the first year at least; the American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that toddlers
ride rear - facing until they're 2 years old) as well as the front and will accommodate a child up to about 40 pounds (some also work as
boosters for children up to 100 pounds).
If your child can't sit appropriately
in their
booster seat for the entire car
ride then it's best to keep them
in a 5 point harness.