Everyone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up at all times, including babies and children. Every state in the United States and all Canadian provinces require that small children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be prosecuted for ignoring it.

Children 12 years or under 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.

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 ensure you have the correct seat for your child. Use the restraint that is correct for your child.

WARNING!
In a collision, an unrestrained child, even a tiny baby, 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.

• Infants And Child Restraints
• Older Children And Child Restraints
• Children Too Large For Booster Seats
• Installing The Child Restraint System
• Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH)
• Installing The LATCH-Compatible Child Restraint System
• Installing Child Restraints Using The Vehicle Seat Belt
• Vehicles With Rear Web Buckles That May Need To Be Twisted
• Transporting Pets