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Preparing seat to fit your child
information obtained from
www.raa.com.au
If your child is transitioning out of a booster, try this simple
three point test. You
may find that your child is not yet ready to use an adult seatbelt without the booster.
When your child has outgrown the seat, you can either use:
A booster seat suitable for children up to 4-10 years of age until
their shoulders reach the upper height marker of the booster seat.
NOTE: This illustration is representative only.
Or, follow the steps below to see if your child is ready to use
a vehicle seat belt.
3 POINT TEST
INCORRECT
CORRECT
1.
Does the sash part of the seatbelt sit on the middle of the shoulder
and not touch the neck or face?
2.
Does the lap part of the seatbelt sit low down on the hips and not
on the abdomen?
3.
When you sit the child on the seat with their bottom all the way back, are
their thighs long enough for their knees to bend allowing the legs to hang
over the front of the seat?
If you answered “no” to any of these questions, your child needs to be in a booster
seat to make both the sash and the lap part of the seatbelt fit right to ensure
maximum crash protection.
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Sash part across
neck and face
and not shoulder
Lap belt across
stomach and not
low on hips
Legs are not long
enough so child is
slumping in seat
Sash on shoulder
and not on neck
or face
Lap belt low
across hips and
not stomach
Legs long enough
to bend at knees
- no slumping
