Find this useful? Show sources. Featured Download. Free Digital Storybook. Visit Now. Local help. Read the reviews. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn. Fred Donaldson. This is by NO means best practice. Most children should remain in some sort of child restraint until a much older age.
Children between the ages of 5 and 18 must wear a properly adjusted seat belt Location in car : Not specified Taxi : Not exempt as far as I can tell RideSafer legal: Yes. Tennessee Car Seat Law T. Children ages 1 to 3 and weighing more than 20 pounds shall properly use a federally approved child passenger restraint system in a forward-facing position in the rear seat.
Children ages 13 to 15 must be secured in the vehicle seat belt. Location in car : Children 8 and younger and less than 57 inches must be in rear seat, if available. Rear seat is recommended for children ages 9 to The RideSafer travel vest , federally approved child restraint system, qualifies for children who are at least age 3 and 30 pounds. Since most lawmakers have not been informed about the RideSafer there are no notes specifically in reference to it.
Texas Car Seat Law Sec. Paragraphs ii and b states: The operator of a motor vehicle operated on a highway shall provide for the protection of a person younger than 8 years of age by using a child restraint device to restrain each person in the manner prescribed by the manufacturer of the device. Children younger than 8 are not required to be in a child restraint if they are at least 57 inches tall.
At that point, they should use the lap-shoulder belt. Children ages 8 to 16 are required to wear a seat belt. Vermont Car Seat Law 23 V. Children who weigh more than 20 pounds and who are over the age 1 but under the age 8, shall be restrained in a child passenger restraining system.
Children age 8 up to 18 years of age shall be restrained in a safety belt system or a child passenger restraining system. Location in car : Children under the age of 1 must be in the rear seat, if available, and if in front must have airbag turned off. Children must use a rear-facing child restraint until the child reaches two years of age or the child reaches the weight or height limit of the rear-facing child restraint device as prescribed by the manufacturer of the such device.
Best practice says to keep rear-facing as long as possible so we recommend to keep the child rear-facing if the child still fits the seat even if the child is older than 2.
Children 8 years of age to 18 must be restrained using a vehicle seat belt. Children can no longer ride unrestrained in the rear cargo area of vehicles. Location in car : Rear-facing child restraint devices must be placed in the back seat of a vehicle.
In the event the vehicle does not have a back seat, the child restraint device may be placed in the front passenger seat only if the vehicle is either not equipped with a passenger side airbag or the passenger side airbag has been deactivated. Children may remain in a rear-facing child restraint past the age of 2 until the child reaches the upper weight or height limit of the restraint. Children who are not properly secured in a rear-facing child restraint and is under the age of 4 must be properly secured in a child restraint forward-facing with a harness until the child reaches the weight or height limit of the restraint as set by the manufacturer.
Children may remain in a forward-facing harness child restraint past the age of 4 until the child reaches the upper weight or height limit of the restraint.
Children may remain in a booster seat until the seat belt fits properly see 5-step fit test which is typically between the ages of 8 and Location in car : Children under 13 years old be transported in the back seat where it is practical to do so. The RideSafer Travel Vest qualifies for children 3 and older. Washington DC Car Seat Law DC Code section Law : The operator of a motor vehicle shall not transport any child under 16 years of age unless the child is properly restrained in an approved child safety restraint system or restrained in a seat belt.
Children under 2 years of age, who weighs less than 40 pounds or who measures less than 40 inches in length, must be properly restrained in a rear-facing child restraint seat. A booster seat shall only be used with both a lap and shoulder belt. West Virginia Car Seat Law 17C Law : Children under the age of eight years shall be properly secured in a child passenger safety device system meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. Wisconsin Car Seat Law Chapter Children who are at least one year and weighs at least 20 pounds but is less than 4 years old or weighs less than 40 pounds must be restrained as mentioned in section 1 — in a federally approved rear-facing — or a federally approved forward-facing child safety restraint system in the back seat of a vehicle, if the vehicle has a back seat.
Children who are at least 4 years old and at least 40 pounds but less than 8 years old and weighs less than 80 pounds and is not more than 57 inches tall shall be properly restrained as mentioned in section 2 —in a federally approved forward-facing child safety restraint system — or a child booster seat.
Location in car : Children younger than 4 ride in the back seat, if available. Wyoming Car Seat Law Law : Children age 8 and younger must be properly secured in a child safety restraint system in a seat of the vehicle other than the front seat unless the vehicle only has one row of seats or if all the seat belt positions in the rear are being used by other restrained children.
No rear facing infant seat shall be placed in front of an active airbag. Children 8 or younger may use the vehicle seat belt if the lap and shoulder belt fits properly across the collarbone, chest and hips of the child and the belts do not pose a danger to the neck, face or abdominal area of the child in the event of a crash or sudden stop.
Location in car : Children under the age of 8 are required to be in the back seat, if available. Any child older than four must wear a safety belt. Guam — Children younger than 4 be secured in a child restraint system which meets federal standards and is used within manufacturers guidelines while in transit. Children ages 4 to 11 — who are less than 4 feet 9 inches tall — must be secured in a booster seat or other appropriately fitting child restraint system.
Northern Mariana Islands Any child under age five or less than 70 pounds must be in a car seat. Any child older than five or more than 70 pounds must wear a safety belt.
Puerto Rico Children under 12 years old must travel in the back seat of a car Children under four years use an appropriate child restraint Children between 4 and 8 must be properly restrained.
All occupants must be properly restrained. Virgin Islands — 20 VIC Children under the age of 13 should be protected by properly being secured in an approprirate child restraint system as: Children under 1 and 20 pounds must be rear facing in the rear seat of the vehicle. Any child under age five and 40 pounds must use a child restraint system that meets FMVSS standards. Children under 13 must always sit in the rear seat of vehicles with air bags wearing a seat belt.
Car seat laws for other common international destinations Car seat standards and laws vary every where you venture. Australia Australia only permits seats that are approved by Australia or New Zealand, even for short term visitors. Enforcement among tourists is unknown. Children under 6 months must use a rear-facing child restraint with an built-in harness in the rear seat. Children 6 months to 4 years old must use a rear-facing or forward-facing child restraint with an built-in harness in the rear seat.
Children 4 to 7 years old must use a forward-facing child restraint with an built-in harness or a booster seat. They are legally permitted to sit in the front row, but only when the other rear seats are occupied by children under the age of seven.
Denmark and the Netherlands Children must be properly restrained into an age-appropriate child restraint until they are cm tall. France Children less than 10 years or less than cm in height must use approved child restraint. Taxis are legally exempt but it is still recommended to use a child restraint. Germany Children less than 12 years of age who are less than cm tall must ride in a proper child restraint.
Taxis are not exempt so riders should bring their own child restraint or call ahead for a taxi with a child restraint. Children between 3 and 11 years old and less than 1. From the age of 12, children more than 1. Iceland Children under 3 years old must use a suitable child restraint.
Children over 3 years of age and under 1. Children must not ride in the front passenger seat if there is an active airbag present. Ireland All children under cm 4ft 11in in height or 36kgs 79lbs in weight must use an appropriate child-restraint system. Taxi drivers are exempt from supplying child car seats. Israel Babies aged up to 1 year must be seated in an appropriate rear-facing seat not opposite an active air bag.
Children from 1 — 3 must be seated in an appropriate forward-facing car seat not opposite an active air bag. Children between 3 — 8 must be seated in a booster seat not opposite an active air bag.
From our familiarity with the product, it is indeed certified in the US and can be used here. Italy Children less than cm in height, regardless of the weight or age of the children, must use an appropriate child restraint. Taxis are exempt from child restraint requirements. Mexico Children up to 12 months or less than 13 kg 29 lb are required to ride in a properly secured rear-facing child restraint in the back seat. Children from age 1 to age 4 are required to be properly secured in a forward-facing child restraint.
From age 4 to age 6, children are required to travel in the back seat with a high back booster and lap-shoulder belt.
Children from 6 to 12 and shorter than 1. All older occupants are required to properly use a seat belt at all times. The child restraint system must have a standardized certification. Taxis are not exempt. Taxi passengers are expected to use appropriate child restraints. New Zealand Children up to 7 years old must be properly secured in an approved child restraint. Children from age 7 to age 8 must be properly secured in an approved child restraint if one is available in the vehicle and if not, in any child restraint or safety belt that is available.
From age 8 to age 14, children must use safety belts if available. If not available, they must travel in the back seat. Children over age 14 must use safety belts where they are available. Singapore Anyone, irrespective of their age yes, that means adults too , below the height of 1. Those with a height of 1. The law also notes that pregnant women are NOT exempt.
Adults below the height of 1. Taxis are exempt. Children or persons below the height of 1. South Africa Infants children from birth to 3 are required to use an appropriate child restraint which complies with SABS and bear a certification mark or approval mark in all vehicles except a minibus or bus operating for reward.
Children age 3 to 14 unless the child is taller than 1. Having the car seat set up correctly and ready to go ahead of time can reduce stress and help parents feel more confident about taking their little ones home for the first time. Choose: Rear-facing-only car seats with a five-point harness or rear-facing convertible car seats with a five-point harness. Look at the height and weight limits on your infant car seat.
Rear-facing-only seats typically range from 26 to 36 inches and 22 to 35 pounds. Convertible car seats tend to have higher limits. But keep them rear facing for as long as possible. Legs bend. Your child can finally drive through life facing forward once they outgrow the height and weight limits of their rear-facing car seat.
You can often switch the rear-facing seat to forward mode. Or invest in a forward-facing car seat with a five-point harness.
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