To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the
vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties,
such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information
if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.
Child Restraints
Everyone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up at all times, including babies and
children. Every state in the United States, and every Canadian province, requires that
small children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be
prosecuted for ignoring it.
Children 12 years or younger should ride properly buckled up in a rear seat, if
available. According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in
the rear seats rather than in the front.
WARNING!
In a collision, an unrestrained child can become a projectile inside the vehicle.
The force required to hold even an infant on your lap could become so great that
you could not hold the child, no matter how strong you are. The child and others
could be badly injured. Any child riding in your vehicle should be in a proper
restraint for the child’s size.
There are different sizes and types of restraints for children from newborn size to the
child almost large enough for an adult safety belt. Always check the child seat
Owner’s Manual to make sure you have the correct seat for your child. Carefully read
and follow all the instructions and warnings in the child restraint Owner’s Manual and
on all the labels attached to the child restraint.
Before buying any restraint system, make sure that it has a label certifying that it
meets all applicable Safety Standards. You should also make sure that you can install
it in the vehicle where you will use it.
NOTE:
• For additional information, refer to www.seatcheck.org or call 1-866-SEATCHECK.
• Canadian residents should refer to Transport Canada’s website for additional infor-
mation: www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety/safedrivers-childsafety-index-53.htm
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