Kids in boosters and adults in seat belts need a shoulder belt to keep their head and chest well protected. Do I need to worry about the fold-down armrest in the center seat? For those of you who may have heard not to put a rear-facing child safety seat in front of a fold-down armrest, here is how that myth got started.
During an impact, the movement of the armrest can cause serious injury or death to your infant. None of the other child safety seat manufacturers ever even thought the arm rest was a problem. In fact, no one in the safety field is even aware of one injury to a rear-facing baby due to the arm rest. Eventually, Evenflo removed this statement from all of their seats and now allows any of their seats to be placed in front of a fold-down armrest.
I don't have a head restraint in the center seat. Is it still safest? It depends on who will be riding there. A properly positioned vehicle head restraint should go up to at least the top of the ears — and ideally the top of the head. My car only has 2 seats in back - do I need to get a new car? Kids and adults can ride very safely on the side.
Just like in the center, the most important thing is to make sure the car seat is installed and used properly. In this case, the child should remain rear facing or not ride in this vehicle. Most kids can safely use an adult seat belt sometime between ages 8 and Here's how you'll know that your child is ready:. If you have questions about child passenger safety laws or need help installing a car seat, participate in a local car seat clinic or inspection event. You can also check with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for help finding a car seat inspection station.
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By Mayo Clinic Staff. Open pop-up dialog box Infant-only car seat Close. Infant-only car seat Infant-only car seats usually have a handle for carrying and can be snapped in and out of a base that's installed in a vehicle. Open pop-up dialog box Convertible car seat Close. Convertible car seat Convertible car seats can be used rear or forward facing and typically have higher rear-facing height and weight limits than do infant-only car seats.
Vivien Williams: Research shows that car seats save lives. Thank you for Subscribing Our Housecall e-newsletter will keep you up-to-date on the latest health information. Please try again. However, you might need to consider other options when, for instance, you have multiple car seats to install or your vehicle is not suitable for centre installation.
We're here to help you to decide the best position for your car seat :. The safest place for your car seat is the rear middle seat due to its maximum distance from passenger-side air bags and any potential impact. Although statistically this is the safest location, we know it might not always be very practical or even possible because of the size of the seat or the lack of a seat belt or ISOFIX points of your vehicle.
Although not considered as the safest car seat position in accordance with statistics, consumers often prefer this location.
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