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Never do this.
Here a
child
is sitting in .a .seat.that-has a
lap-shoulder .belt, but the shoulder part is. behind
the. child.
'
I
f
the child
wears
.the belt in this way, in
a crash the chi1d:might slide under the belt. The
belt's force would then.be applied
right on the
child's abdomen. That could cause serious or
fatal injuries.
Wherever the child.sits, the lap p.ortion of the belt
should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching
the- child's thighs. This applies beit force to. the child's
pelvic bones in -a crash.
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