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Never do
t h i s .
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.
@
What if a
child is wearing
a
lap-shoulder belt,
,
but the child is so small that the shoulder belt i s
A:
Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but
very close to the child's face or neck?
be sure
that
the
shoulder belt still i s 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 si.tting in
a r e a r
outside
position of a
four-door model, see "Rear Safety Belt
Comfort
Guides" in .the Index. If the child is so small that the
shoulder belt is still
very close
to the child's face or
neck,
YQU
might want to place the child in the center
seat positio~ the one
that
has only a lap belt.
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