Protecting Children General; All Children Must Be Restrained - Honda Civic Owner's Manual

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Protecting Children
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.
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Driver and Passenger Safety
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, vehicle
accidents are the number one cause
of the death of children ages 12 and
under.
To reduce the number of child
deaths and injuries, infants and
children should be properly
restrained when they ride in a
vehicle.
Infants and small children must be
restrained in an approved child
restraint system that is properly
secured to the vehicle
41 59 ).
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 an approved
child restraint system. A
larger child should be
properly restrained with a
seat belt and use a booster
seat if necessary.
Larger children must be restrained
(see pages
with a lap/shoulder belt and ride on
a booster seat until the seat belt fits
them properly
(see pages 60 64 ).