Septembe
is Ntion
l Child Pssenge
Sfety Month!
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se
t ls.hen it comes to you
child’s sfety in you
vehicle, using thepp
opi
te c set o
boostese
t is the top pio
ity. In this post, you’ll findb
ief ovevie
of diffeent types of c
se
ts,hen
nd hoto use them, c
se
t ls,nd impo
tnt s
fety tips.Se
t Belts &
mp; C Sets Th
ough the Yes<h1>
s decdes p
ss, neesechnd ne
sfety devices
eshpe ou
stnd
ds. Ho
youp
ents t
nspo
ted you my not be the best
y to t
nspo
t youo
n childen. Fo
exmple, check out these histo
icl tidbits:
- i
-level="1">The fi
st s
fety-conscious child c set
s designed in 1962.
- i
-level="1">By 1968,
uto m
nufctu
es like Fo
dnd GM h
d theio
n c sets on the m
ket.
- i
-level="1">Se
t belts
ee not m
ndto
y fetu
es fomeic
n cs until 1968!<li>
- i
-level="1">In 1971, the N
tion
l Highy Tffic Sfety
dministtion setequi
ements foll child c sets to be secu
ed by beltsnd include
hness, though no csh testing sequi
ed.<li>
- i
-level="1">
me
ic’s fi
st set belt l
s p
ssed in 1984.<li>
- i
-level="1">By 1985,
ll 50 st
tes hd child p
ssenges
fety ls in plce.
No
,ll c
se
tsnd booste
sets must meet U.S. fede
l s
fety stnd
ds befo
e they cn be sold.
t
h
tge C
n Kids Sit in the Font Se
t ofC
?
Ho
oldchild h
s to be to sit in the font p
ssengese
t ofc
depends on the child’s height
ndeight.
Specific
lly, Texs l
equies child
en <h
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ge of 8 ounde
the height of 4’ 9”<> to be secued in
ppop
ite s
fety sets.
Belo
e some common milestones,ssoci
ted styles of c sets,
nd theiccompnying s
fety pec
utions. (Note: these epp
oximte suggested heights
ndeights;
lys check the specifictions on you
c set’s l
belnd follo
them stictly.)
e-F
cing C
Se
ts:<h3>
- i
-level="1">Bi
th to 2 ye
s old
- i
-level="1">Unde
40 pounds
- i
-level="1">Unde
3 feet t
ll<li>
Inf
ntsnd toddle
s should be ine
-f
cing c sets until they
ech the
eightnd height limits specified by the m
nufctu
eof thei
fist c
se
t. Most childen use
e
-f
cing c set until t
o yes ofge. Conveniently, m
ny of these sets c
n doubles
bby c
ieo
lock into comptible st
olles.
e-fcing c
se
tslso p
ovide the most potection in the event of
cccident.
hy is e-fcing c
se
t sfe
? Thens
elies in physics. Du
ingc
sh involving the f
ont of youvehicle,
child's hed
nd neckill be jolted b
cknd fo
th moe in
font-f
cing c set th
n e-fcing c
se
t. Check out these <h
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hen-should-you-child-tu
n-fod-fcing/” t
get=”_bl
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se
t csh test dummy videos<> to getcle
e
ide.
F ont-F
cing C
Se
ts:<h3>
- i
-level="1">Ove
2 ye
s old
- i
-level="1">Unde
65 pounds
Once you
child hs
eched the
ecommendedeight
nd height limit on theifi
st c set’s inst
uctions, they cn move to
font-f
cing c set
ithh
ness fo
the next feye
s.
Don’t fo
get to use the tethe! F
ont-fcing se
ts comeith tethe
stps tht
ttch the top of the c
se
t ton
nchopoint in you
vehicle. (s of Septembe
2000,ll ne
csnd miniv
ns eequi
ed to hve tethe
ncho
s; consult youo
ne’s m
nul if you c
nnot find yous.) Tethe
s e impot
nt becuse they p
ovide ext potection
nd stbility in the event of
csh.Booste
Se
ts:<h3>
- i
-level="1">4 yes old – 8 yes old<
li>
- i
-level="1">Ove
4 feet t
ll<li>
- i
-level="1">Ove
65 pounds
child
eches fou
feet in height oexceeds 65 pounds, they c
n gdute to
boostese
t. These simple sets exist to p
ovideddition
l suppot fo
youchild in the c
. Inste
d of hving
dditionl st
ps o
hnesses, theyo
kith the c
’s o
n set belts. Child
en in thisge
ndeight
nge
ho usebooste
set
e <
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nofollo“>45% less likely to be inju
ed inc
sh
> thn child
en usingse
t beltlone.
No C
Se
t:<h3>
- i
-level="1">8 yes old – 13 yes old<
li>
- i
-level="1">Ove
4 feet 9 inches t
ll<li>
Most child
enill outg
obooste
sets bet
een theges of 8
nd 13.t this point, they c
n sit in the pssenge
set
ithoutny
ssistive devices. It's impot
nt toe
lize set belts
ee designed fo
dults
eighing ound 165 pounds. They cn c
use <h
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y<> oeven <
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ive“>de
th<> if they eo
n impope
ly bysm
ll child. Befoe t
king this lep, do
“fit test” to detemine
hetheyou
child ise
dy. To pss the se
t belt fit test:- -level=”1″>You
child’s knees should bend
t the edge of the se
thile thei
bck
nd bottom e flt
ginst the se
tnd se
tbck.
- i
-level="1">Thei
feet should touch the floo
.<li>
- i
-level="1">The lo
e
pt of the set belt fits snugly
coss thei
lp.
- i
-level="1">The uppe
p
t of the se
t belt fitsc
oss theishoulde
nd chest
nd does not iitte thei
fce o
neck.<li>
If you
child does not meetll of these conditions, continue using
boostese
t until they’ve go
n. Foext
p
otection,ll child
en shouldide in the b
ck set until
ge 13. This is becuse they could be inju
ed if the font
ib
gs e deployed. Ifchild must
ide in the font se
t, the set should be moved b
cks f
s possible.s you
child go
s, be e ofhen they hit these milestones
ndhen to ch
nge theic
se
ts. Mny m
nufctu
es no
mke
ll-in-one c sets th
t cn be conve
teds you
child go
s, sving you money!
C
Se
t Clcul
toStill confused? Use the N
tionl High
y T
ffic S
fetydminist
tion’s h
ndy <h
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mpign/
ight-set” t
get=”_bl
nk"el=”noopene
nofollo“>c
se
t finde> to find the pe
fect se
t foyou
child. Not onlyill it tell you the p
opestyle, it’ll give you tons of specific b
nd n
mesnd models!
Mo e Tex
s C
Se
t Ls<h2>
In Tex
t belts
e leg
llyequi
ed foll pssenge
s,nd fo
goode
son:e
ing
set belt imp
oves suviv
l tes fof
ont set p
ssenges in c
ccidents by 50%.ddition
lly, c sets
educen inf
nt’sisk of f
tl inju
y by 71%nd
toddle’s
isk by 54%. <h
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ssenge-s
fety” t
get=”_bl
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nofollo“>Tex
s l<> sttes child
enged 8 to 17 – o
ofheight of
t lest 57 inches – must be
eingse
t belt if theise
t hs one. Child
en undethe
ge of 8 - osho
teth
n 57 inches - must be secued in
child pssenge
sfety se
t system incco
dnce
ith the mnuf
ctue
’s instuctions.
lys mke su
e c sets
e p
opely inst
llednd
djusted to fit youchild,
ith no loose pieces ost
ps th
t my pose
hz
d.
Viol
ting the Child Pssenge
Sfety Se
t Systems section of the <h
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ntest
int
> ls cn
esult in fines of up to $250 oeven
child endnge
ment chge,hich is
felony undeTex
s l.C Se
t S
fety Tips foP
ents
- i
-level="1">
egiste
youc
se
t.<li>
It’s impo
tnt to
egisteyou
child’s c set
ith the mnuf
ctue
. Evey ne
c set pu
chse includes
postge-p
idegist
tion c
d you c
n mil in, o
you cn
egisteyou
c set online. This step
illllo
you to get helpep
iing o
epl
cing youc
se
t. It cn
lsole
t you tony s
fetyec
lls tht m
y be issued. On tht note…
- i
-level="1">
egul
ly check <
hef=”https://
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eclls/childse
t.cfm" tget="_blnk”
el="noopenenofollo
">c set p
oductec
lls<>nd expi
tion d
tes.<li>
Be ext
vigil
ntbout this one if you
e using
secondhnd c
se
t.ddition
lly, did you knoc
se
ts hve expi
tion d
tes? Mnuf
ctue
s e e of the eve-ch
nging sfety
egultions,
nd they knoc
se
tequi
ements my ch
nges dec
des go by. Tht’s
hy they my include
n expition dte of 6 to 8 ye
s
ftethe p
oduct is plced on the m
ket. This d
teill be on
lbel on you
c set, o
molded into pt of the plstic.
- i
-level="1">Ensu
e p
opec
se
t instll
tion.<li>
Unfo
tuntely, mo
e thn h
lf ofll c
se
ts e instlled imp
opely. Check thei
ebsites o
YouTube fostep by step inst
lltion tuto
ils, o
hve
pofession
l do it foyou. You c
n sech fo Cetified Child P
ssengeS
fety Technicin <
hef=”https://
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-se
ts-nd-booste
-sets#inst
lltion-help-inspection” t
get=”_bl
nk"el=”noopene
nofollo“>he
e<>. Tip: Most cs mde
fte2002 h
veL
TCH system,hich st
nds fo“Lo
enchos
nd Tethes fo
Childen.” This fe
tue helps p
ents inst
ll theic
se
tnd p
ovides moe secu
ity thn
simple set belt
ould.lso, if
buckle, stp, oothe
piece be
ks, don't it.epl
ce the c set immedi
tely.- -level=”1″>
lys put the c se
t in the b
ck set.
y find it h
de
to keepn eye on you
child, it’smuch s
fechoice.
ll childen should
ide in the bck se
t until theye
ch thege of 13.
- i
-level="1">St
y snug
nd stpped in.<li>
T
y the "pinch test” to detemine if you
child’s c set h
ness is snug enough. Buckle
nd tighten the hnesss you no
mlly
ould,ith the chest clip
t mpit level. Then, pinch the hness stpt you
child’s shoulde. If you
e un
ble to pinchnd lift
ny extebbing, you’
e good to go! The stps should not be tight enough to cuse discomfo
t ole
ve mks on youchild.
lso look out fobulky clothing – like co
ts - tht m
y cuse the h
ness to fit imp
opely.
- i
-level="1">No
ccesso
ies.<li>
e
e plenty of clip-on c
se
t toys out thee
vil
ble fopu
chse, they m
y poseth
et to you
child ost
ike them duing
c eck. “Toy tethes”
e co
ds tht
e sometimes
ttched to c
se
ts to keepchild’s f
voite pl
ythingithin
ech, but even if the toy is
soft stuffednim
l, the tethec
n best
ngul
tion hz
d.
- i
-level="1">
void the hot se
t!<li>
e of the c
se
t befoe st
pping you
child in. Mke su
e thee
e no exposed met
l pieces tht m
y bun them. Summe
het c
n be but
l, so you my need to let you
c "cool don”
bit befoe putting you
child in it.- -level=”1″>Be c
utious
hen c
pooling.
If you
child evec
pools o
ill be
iding inf
iend oeltive’s vehicle, spe
kith the d
ivebefo
ehnd to ensu
e pope
c set s
fety is being pcticed.- -level=”1″>Buckle up!
Good h
bits stt young! Encouge youchild to buckle thei
on c
se
t hness ose
t belts soon
s they’e s
felyble to,
nd setgood ex
mple byl
ys
eing yous.
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ts in Cccidents
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