Best Car Seat Lap Belt Only

That represents the highest number of top-rated boosters since 2008, when the I.I.H.S., which is financed by the insurance industry, began evaluating the seats. In 2008 only 10 were rated Best bel The legislation, if approved, would direct the U.S. Department of Transportation to update the nationwide standard so large school buses in all 50 states have three-point seat belts. New Jersey only r As of Jan. 1, children must ride in a crash-tested, federally approved car seat or booster seat until they turn 6. In past years, 4- and 5-year-olds could wear a seat belt only. Florida is seat wi "I always refer to the law as the minimum baseline for safety," said Sarah Tilton, a child passenger safety advocate for Britax, one of the world's largest manufacturers of car seats. "It is not, by a This effectively puts them in a lap-only belts, the best protection for children aged 4 to 8 are either child safety seats with a harness or belt-positioning booster seats — depending on the child "Every child and every educator and adult chaperone deserves our best effort to protect their safety 2019 forward to be equipped with three-point lap and shoulder seat belts. Current law requires .

The rear seat hasn't become more dangerous, Arbogast said, "it's that the front seat has become safer." Improvements to the front seat include lap and shoulder belts with from the back seat. Only ‘States debate requiring seat belts on school buses” (March 14) raised an emotional issue. Mandating seat belts on buses seems logical, just as for cars. It seems like a since 1996 there have been Other recommendations include: keeping infants in rear-facing car restraints for as long as possible, ensuring children using booster seats or adult seats use only lap-sash belts, ensuring all and .