Children who aren’t buckled up can
strike other people who are.
CAUTION
1
Never do this.
A
Here two children are wearing
the same belt. The belt can’t
properly spread the impact forces.
In a crash, the two children can be
crushed together and seriously
injured.
A
belt must be used by
only one person at a time.
Q:
What
if
a child
is
wearing a lap
shoulder belt, but the child
is
so
small that the shoulder belt
is
very
close
to
the child’s face
or
neck?
A:
Move the child toward the center
of
the vehicle, but be sure that the
shoulder belt
is
still
on
the child’s
shoulder,
so
that
in
a
crash the
child’s upper body would have the
restraint that belts provide.
If the child is
so
small that the
shoulder belt
is
still very close to
the
child’s face or neck, you might want
to
place
the child
in
the center seat
position, the one that has
only
a
lap
belt.
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