Seating and Safety Restraints
Childrenandboosterseatsvaryinsizeandshape.Chooseaboosterthat
keepsthelapbeltlowandsnugacrossthehips,neverupacrossthe
stomach,andletsyouadjusttheshoulderbelttocrossthechestand
restsnuglynearthecenteroftheshoulder.Thedrawingsbelowcompare
theidealfit(center)toashoulderbeltuncomfortablyclosetotheneck
andashoulderbeltthatcouldslipofftheshoulder.Thedrawingsbelow
alsoshowhowthelapbeltshouldbelowandsnugacrossthechild’s
hips.
Iftheboosterseatslidesonthevehicleseat,placingarubberizedmesh
soldasshelforcarpetlinerundertheboosterseatmayimprovethis
condition.Donotintroduceanyitemthickerthanthisunderthebooster
seat.Checkwiththeboosterseatmanufacturer’sinstructions.
Theimportanceofshoulderbelts
Usingaboosterwithoutashoulderbeltincreasestheriskofachild’s
headhittingahardsurfaceinacollision.Forthisreason,youshould
neveruseaboosterseatwithalapbeltonly.Itisgenerallybesttousea
boosterseatwithlap/shoulderbeltsinthebackseat.
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