Child
Restraint
Systems
The body structure of a young child
is
quite
unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom
the safely belts are designed.
A
young child's
hip bones are
still
so
small that the vehicle's
regular safety belt may not remain low on the
hip bones, as
it
should. Instead,
it
may settle
up around the child's abdomen. In a crash, the
belt would apply force on a body area that's
unprotected by any bony structure. This alone
could cause serious or fatal injuries. Young
children always should be secured
in
appropriate child restraints.
An infant car bed (A),
a
special bed made for use in a
moior venicie, is an infant restraint system aesigneu
to restrain or position a child
on
a
continuous flat
surface. Make sure that the infant's head rests toward
the center
of
the vehicle.
1-55
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
