Infants 
and 
Young 
Children 
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! This includes 
infants and all other  children.  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. 
Every time infants and young children ride in vehicles, 
they should have the protection provided by appropriate 
restraints. Young children should not  use  the  vehicle’s 
adult safety belts alone, unless there is no other  choice. 
Instead, they need 
to 
use a child restraint. 
I 
People should never  hold  a  baby  in  their  arms 
while riding in a  vehicle. 
A 
baby  doesn’t  weigh 
much 
-- 
until a  crash.  During  a  crash  a  baby  will 
become 
so 
heavy it 
is 
not possible to hold  it. 
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