Protecting Children － General Guidelines; All Children Must Be Restrained - Honda 2011 Element Owner's Manual

Children depend on adults to protect
them. However, despite their best
intentions, many adults do not know
how to protect child
properly
passengers.
If you have children, or ever need to
drive with a child in your vehicle, be
sure to read this section. It begins
with important general guidelines,
then presents special information for
infants, small children, and larger
children.
Protecting Children － General Guidelines

All Children Must Be Restrained

Each year, many children are injured
or killed in vehicle crashes because
they are either unrestrained or not
properly restrained. In fact, traffic
collisions are the number one cause
of death of children age 12 and
under.
To reduce the number of child
deaths and injuries, every state
requires that infants and children be
restrained when they ride in a
vehicle.
Infants and small children must be
restrained in an approved child seat
that is properly secured to the vehicle
(see pages 40 － 48).
Children who are unrestrained
or improperly restrained can be
seriously injured or killed in a
crash.
Any child too small for a seat
belt should be properly
restrained in a child seat. A
larger child should be properly
restrained with a seat belt and
use a booster seat if necessary.
Larger children must be restrained
with a lap/shoulder belt and ride on a
booster seat until the seat belt fits
(see pages 49 － 51).
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