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Where to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are safer
if
they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat.
General Motors, therefore, recommends that child
restraints be secured in a rear seat, including an infant
riding in a rear-facing infant seat, a child riding in a
forward-facing child seat and an older child riding in a
booster seat.
Never
put a rear-facing child restraint
in the front passenger seat. Pre’s why:
I
A
t.lllld
in
a rear-facing child restra,,,, can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger’s air bag inflates. This is because
the back of the rear-facing child restraint
would be very close to the inflating air bag.
Always secure a rear-facing child restraint
in
a
rear seat. You may secure
a
forward-facing
child restraint in the right front seat,
but
before
you do, always move the front passenger seat
as far back as
it
will go.
It’s
better to secure
the child restraint in a rear seat.
Wherever
you
install it, be sure to secure the child
restraint properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can
move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure
peopie in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure
any child restraint in your vehicle
-
even when no child
is in it.
Top Strap
Some child restraints have a top strap, or “top tether”. It
can help restrain the child restraint during a collision.
For it to work, a top strap must be properly anchored to
the vehicle. Some top strap-equipped child restraints
are designed for use with or without the top strap being
anchored. Others require the top strap always to be
anchored.
Be
sure to read and follow the instructions for
your child restraint. If yours requires that the top strap
be anchored, don’t use the restraint unless it
is
anchored
properly.
If
the child restraint does not have a top strap, one can
be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints.
Ask the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit
is available.
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