Child Car Safety…
A Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorneyteaches some ways to increase your childs safety while riding in the car.
Most of us understand the importance of placing children in car seats, especially younger children. However, a number of studies show that 80 percent of children are not secured correctly in a car seat. These are mistakes that could serious injure your child, but these are also mistakes that can be easily avoided.
First you need to remember the basic rules. Infants must be in a rear-facing infant seat until they are 1-year-old and 20 pounds. After that toddlers can use a forward facing seat until they are about 40 pounds. After that, children over 40 pounds should be placed a booster seat until they are at least 8 year old, weigh 80 pounds and are 4 feet 5 inches tall. Also, all children should sit in the back seat until they are 12 years old.