Children
To
make the belt shorter, pull its free end as shown until
the belt is snug.
Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap
part of a lap-shoulder belt.
If
the belt isn’t long enough,
see “Safety Belt Extender’’ at the end of this section.
Make sure the release button
on
the buckle
is
positioned
so
you
would be able
to
unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes
infants and all children smaller than adult size. Neither
the distance traveled nor the age and size
of
the traveler
changes the need, for everyone,
to
use safety restraints.
In fact. the law in every state in the United States and in
every Canadian province says children up to some age
must
be restrained while in a vehicle.
Smaller Children and Babies
I
A
CAUTION:
Children who are up against, or very close to, an
air bag when
it
inflates can be seriously injured
or killed. Air bags plus lap-shoulder belts offer
the best protection for adults and older children,
but not for young children and infants. Neither
the vehicle’s safety belt system nor
its
air bag
system is designed for them. Young children and
infants need the protection that a child restraint
system can provide. Always secure children
properly in your vehicle.
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