If You Must Drive With Several Children; Attention; Additional Safety Precaution - Honda 2000 Prelude Owner's Manual

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Protecting Children
If You Must Drive with Several
Children
Your car has two seating positions in
the back seat where children can be
properly restrained.
If you ever have to carry more than
two children in your car:
Place the largest child in the front
seat, provided the child is large
enough to wear a seat belt
properly (see page 37).
Move the vehicle seat as far to the
rear as possible (see page 13).
Have the child sit upright and well
back in the seat (see page 19).
Make sure the seat belt is properly
positioned and secured (see page
17).
Driver and Passenger Safety
If a Child Requires Close

Attention

Many parents say they prefer to put
an infant or small child in the front
passenger seat so they can watch the
child, or because the child requires
attention.
Placing a child in the front seat
exposes the child to hazards from
the airbag, and paying close
attention to a child distracts the
driver from the important tasks of
driving, placing both of you at risk.
If a child requires physical attention
or frequent visual contact, we
strongly recommend that another
adult ride with the child in the back
seat. The back seat is far safer for a
child than the front.

Additional Safety Precaution

Do not leave children alone in your
vehicle. Leaving children without
adult supervision is illegal in most
states and Canadian provinces, and
can be very hazardous. For example,
infants and small children left in a
vehicle on a hot day can die from
heatstroke. And children left alone
with the key in the ignition can
accidentally set the vehicle in motion,
possibly injuring themselves or
others.