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Infants need complete support, including support for the
head and neck. This is necessary because an infant's
neck is
weak
and its head weighs so much compared
with the rest of its body. In a crash, an infant in a
rear-facing restraint settles into the restraint, so the crash
forces can be distributed across the strongest part of the
infant's body, the back and shoulders. A baby should be
secured in an appropriate infant restraint, but you
shouldn't secure that type of restraint in this vehicle
because of the air bag risk.
A
CAUTION:
I
Never hold a baby in your arms while riding in a
vehicle. A baby doesn't weigh much
--
until a
crash. During a crash a baby will become so
heavy you can't hold it. For example, in a crash
at only 25 mph (40
km/h), a
12-lb.
( 5 . 5
kg) baby
will suddenly become a 240-lb. (110 kg) force
on
your arms. The baby would be almost impossible
to hold.
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