Sentences with phrase «than seat belts»

Remember when we talked about safety being more than seat belts?

«It's no different than a seat belt or a bicycle helmet,» she says.

It was designed not to be safer than a seat belt, but to simplify car seat installation so parents didn't need to learn about locking so many different types of seat belts.

For larger children, a forward - facing seat with a harness is safer than a booster, and a belt - positioning booster seat provides better protection than a seat belt alone until the seat belt fits correctly.»

If you received a minor traffic offense other than a seat belt violation, and you meet the requirements above, you can enroll in a 6 - hour Defensive Driving Course.

Not exact matches

Furthermore, young and small children will probably have absolutely no benefit from using a regular seat belt rather than a car seat, and might even be exposing themselves to further injury due to an ill - fitting seat belt.

We now know how dangerous smoking is, we know that seat belts save lives, and we know that abusing your child leaves more than surface scars behind.

Also keep in mind that the normal angle of recline for a car's seat back is 20 to 30 degrees from vertical — any more than this and there's a risk that your child could slide under the seat belt in a crash.

Without a booster seat in the event of a crash, an adult seat belt can actually cause injury rather than prevent it.

It's an FDA - approved restraint system that loops around the seat back and the seat belt to give him more security than a regular airplane seatbelt while also:

Taxis in Varadero are much more consistently maintained (with rear seat belts) than some of the less - developed tourist areas.

Rather than boost the child up to where the seat belt rests in the right spots on their body, the mifold pulls the seat belt down to the correct position.

If you are ever in an accident — or even just stop extremely quickly, an improperly fitting seat belt can injure your child more than the injury they would have prevented.

That means if the combined weight of your child and the car seat is more than 65 pounds, then the car seat should be secured using the vehicle's seat belt and tether.

The car seat can be attached directly to the car rather than using a seat belt to hold it in place.

Car seats that use LATCH are not safer than those installed in the usual way, using car safety belts.

Alfred Sacchetti, an emergency room doctor in Camden, New Jersey, and spokesman for the American College of Emergency Physicians, says it's common for parents to worry more about their child being abducted by a stranger than about his riding in a car without a seat belt or playing near an ungated swimming pool — even though car - and water - related accidents pose a far greater threat to kids than abduction.

A five - point harness (rather than a lap belt) holds the child firmly in place — that's the same kind of restraint you find in most infant car seats.

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.

If your seat belts can not be locked, than the LATCH system is best for you.

If the child is under 8 years old but is taller than 4» 9», the child may ride in a seat belt according to West Virginia law.

If a lap / shoulder belt is not available for a child who weighs more than 40 pounds, a properly fitted lap belt may be used, since booster seats should not be used with lap - only seat belts.

(To test them, see if you can move the car seat more than an inch to either side or toward the front of the car when the belts are buckled tightly.)

If we look at all data, crash test, real life usage, and habits, Isofix is far safer than installing a car seat with seat belt.

Rather than the hard shell seat of the Fisher Price swing, this is a cloth seat stretched over a wire frame, and is not molded to support a baby without the belts.

For small - framed children, this may ensure a better fit for the seat belt than a backless booster would.

It is safest to put the car safety seat in a position where you can install it tightly with either the lower anchor system or seat belt; in some cases, this may be on either side of the back seat rather than the middle.

4 through 7 years who are taller than 4» 9»; 4 through 7 years who are at least 40 pounds seated in a rear seat where if there are no available lap / shoulder belts, may be restrained by a lap belt

8 through 15 years; children who weigh more than 40 pounds seated in the rear where only a lap belt is available

9In Indiana, children weighing more than 40 pounds are permitted to be restrained by a lap belt if the vehicle is not equipped with lap and shoulder belts or if all lap and shoulder belts other than those in the front seat are being used to restrain other children younger than 16.

If you're unsure about the weight of your car seat, switch to the seat belt to secure the car seat if your child weighs more than 40 pounds.

younger than 2 years or until a child outgrows the manufacturer's top height or weight recommendations in a rear - facing child restraint; younger than 4 years unless they weigh more than 40 pounds and are seated where there is no available lap / shoulder belt; 4 through 7 years unless they are seated where there is no available lap / shoulder belt

8 through 15; 7 years and younger and 4» 9» or taller; children who weigh more than 40 pounds in a seating position where there is only a lap belt available

7In Georgia, children weighing more than 40 pounds are permitted to be restrained in the back seat of a vehicle by a lap belt if the vehicle is not equipped with lap and shoulder belts or when the lap and shoulder belts are being used by other children who weigh more than 40 pounds.

younger than 2 years or less than 30 pounds in a rear - facing child restraint; 2 - 4 years or between 30 - 40 pounds in a forward or rear - facing child restraint; 5 - 7 years or between 40 - 60 pounds in a forward or rear - facing child restraint or a booster seat secured with a lap and shoulder belt

2In California, children weighing more than 40 pounds may be belted without a booster seat if they are seated in the rear seat of a vehicle with only lap belts.

Usually, this is because your baby is used to more freedom of movement and more physical attention than you can provide when she's belted into her seat.

Best of all, children 4 to 8 years old seated in a booster seat in the back seat of the car are 45 percent less likely to be injured in a crash than children using only a seat belt.

Complete with iKOOS, an iSize car seat that promotes Isofix, which has less chance of being incorrectly used than belted car seats.

Children who weigh more than 40 lbs can use the aircraft seat belt.

The five point harness of a forward facing car seat is much safer than a regular seat belt which is why the front facing car seat requirements state that your child should remain in the five point harness for as long as possible.

Where to Check for Movement: To make sure your car seat is installed tight enough, you want to tug at the belt path to ensure the seat does not move more than 1 ″ from side to side.

The five point harness of a forward facing car seat is much safer than a regular seat belt which is why the

i - Size promotes IsoFix (attaches to your car chassis), which has less chance of being incorrectly fitted than belted car seats

Using a booster seat with only a lap belt is more dangerous than using the lap belt alone.

Diono Radian V, # 225 Launched last year, the Radian V is one of the only car seats in the UK to rear face to around 25 kg (around age six) using a harness, which can be a safer option than restraining your child with a seat belt.

Complete with the iPlatform, the i - Size base that promotes Isofix, which has less chance of being incorrectly used than belted car seats and to ensure it is extra stable and safely fitted.

Theoretically, this is easier than threading a seat belt through the car seat, but that can vary.

These will work with the regular car seat belts and it is vital to ensure that they position correctly across the breast bone rather than the neck or head.

Car seats that can be installed using the vehicle seat belts give you more room to work with than car seats installed using a lower latch.