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Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear seat. But they need to use the
safety belts properly.
Children who aren't buckled up can be thrown out in
a crash.
Children who aren't buckled up can strike other
people who are.
Never do this.
Here two children are wearing the same
belt. The
belt can't properly spread the impact forces. In a
crash, the two children can be crushed together
and seriously injured. A belt must be used by
only one person at a time.
Q."
What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt,
but the child is so small that the shoulder belt
very close to the child's face or neck?
A:
Move the child toward the center
of
the vehicle, but
be sure that the shoulder belt still is on the child's
shoulder, so that in a crash the child's upper body
would have the restraint that belts provide. If the
child is so small that the shoulder belt is still very
close to the child's f x e or neck, you might want to
place the child in a seat that has a lap belt, if your
vehicle has one.
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