Child Seats
Convertible Seats (Birth to 40 Pounds)
Convertible seats are designed to protect children from birth up to 40 pounds (19 kilograms). Convertible seats are the only type of seats that are placed in different positions depending on your child's age: They face toward the rear until your baby is 20 to 35 pounds (10 to 16 kilograms) and at least 1 year old and can be turned to face forward after that. However, many of the convertible seats on the market allow a child to remain rear-facing up to 30 to 35 pounds (14 to 16 kilograms). It is recommended that you use the seat rear-facing as long as the instructions allow.
Child passengers who sit in the back seat, particularly in the middle of the back seat, are less likely to be injured during a motor vehicle collision. An exception is if the back seat is the auxiliary seat of a light-duty truck, then the child should sit in the front, but only if there is not an active airbag.
The motor vehicle driver is responsible for ensuring that all children under 16 years of age are properly secured in a motor vehicle.
Babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and primary-school aged children are safest in child car seats or booster seats appropriate for their size.
Children under 13 years of age are safest in the back seat of a motor vehicle, away from any potential point of impact.
To effectively use a seat belt, a child must be able to sit with legs bent comfortably over the vehicle seat and with his or her back fully against the back of the vehicle seat. The lap belt must cross over the hips (not the stomach) and the shoulder belt must cross between the shoulder and the neck.
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