Child Safety
Children depend on adults to protect
them. To help make sure we do,
every state and Canadian province
has laws requiring infants and young
children to be properly restrained
whenever they ride in a car.
Where Should Children Sit?
According to accident statistics,
children of all sizes and ages are
safer when they are properly
restrained in a rear seat rather than
the front seat.
We recommend that you place your
child's infant or toddler seat in the
second seat and secure it with the
vehicle's lap/shoulder belt or lap belt
(seven-passenger model). If you use
the lap/shoulder belt, be sure to
follow the instructions for securing a
child seat with a lap/shoulder belt on
page
25
.
We strongly recommend that you do
not put an infant seat in the front
passenger's seat. If the airbag
inflates, it can hit the infant seat with
great force. The infant seat can be
dislodged or struck with enough
force to cause very serious injury to
the infant.
Driver and Passenger Safety
An infant or child who is not
properly restrained can be killed
or seriously injured in a crash.
Be sure any child too small for
seat belts is properly secured in
a child restraint.
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