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• Never allow a child to stand or kneel on the
seat of a moving vehicle. Insist the child
sit down in an approved restraint system.
• Never allow a safety belt to be placed
around both a child and an adult or around
two children. In an accident they will not
be properly restrained and may receive
worse injuries from being thrown forward
or crushed against one another.
• Never allow a child to be held on a lap or in
anyone's arms while the vehicle is moving.
Even a very strong person cannot hold
onto a child in even a minor collision.
• A child too large for a child restraint but
too small for the vehicle safety belts
should use an approved belt-positioning
booster seat. This is safer than allowing a
child to ride with a shoulder belt that
touches their face or neck.
Restraint of Large Children
As children grow, they may need to use new child
restraints, including larger child seats or booster
seats, which are appropriate for their increased
size.
A child who has outgrown available child restraint
systems should use the belts provided in the vehi-
cle. When seated, the child should be restrained by
the lap/shoulder belt.
If the shoulder belt slightly touches the child's neck
or face, try placing the child closer to the center of
the vehicle. If the shoulder belt still touches their
face or neck, they may need to be returned to a
child restraint system. In addition, after-market
devices are available from independent manufac-
turers which help pull the shoulder belt lower and
away from the child's face or neck.
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