do car seats have to be in the backseat?
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The safest place for your child's car seat is the back seat, away from active air bags. If the car seat is placed in the front seat and the air bag inflates, it could hit the back of a rear-facing car seat — right where your child's head is — and cause a serious or fatal injury.
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The new bill requires children in Virginia to remain rear-facing in their car seats until age 2 or the minimum weight limit called for by the car seat manufacturer. If your vehicle does not have a back seat, the child may sit in the front passenger seat but only when the passenger seat airbag is deactivated.
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Passengers under age 16 While they're not required to sit in the back seat, research has shown that children under age 13 are safest in the back seat of motor vehicles away from active airbags.
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Convertible Car Seats A convertible car seat can take you from day one through the preschool years and beyond. Convertible car seats are heavier and bulkier than infant car seats. Instead of attaching to a base, convertible seats use your car's seat belt or LATCH system for installation directly into your car.
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Infant-only seats are designed to protect babies from birth until they reach up to 35 pounds (about 16 kilograms), depending on the model. Infant car seats should always be installed to face the rear of the car. A small child is much less likely to die or be seriously injured when in a rear-facing seat.
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According to the California DMV [1], a child may sit in the front seat if they are 8 or older, or one of the following holds: There is no rear seat or the rear seats are either side-facing jump seats or rear-facing seats. The child passenger restraint system cannot be installed properly in the rear seat.
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Do not allow a child younger than age 13 to sit in the front seat of any vehicle. Make sure a rear-facing seat is at an angle where your infant's head does not flop forward.
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Q. How old must a child be to ride in the front seat of a car? A. "Generally speaking, it is recommended that all children under 13 ride in the back seat to avoid contact with the front seat air bag system.
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Legally, children can't sit in the front seat until they are eight years old, but even then it isn't advisable. If there is an airbag in the front passenger seat, it is never legal to have a rear-facing car seat in the front seat.
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A child aged seven years and over can legally sit in the front seat of a car when using a suitable booster seat or properly adjusted seatbelt. But medical and road safety experts recommend that children remain sitting in the back seat until they're at least 12.
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Car seats should never be installed on the front passenger seat. Children aged 12 or younger should sit in the vehicle's back seat. Airbags are proven, effective safety devices. However, deployment of the front airbag may result in injuries if a person is sitting too close to it.
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Children must use a rear-facing seat until the they are 15 months old. Never fit a rear-facing child seat in the front if there is an active airbag on the passenger side of the car. ... Children of 12 years old or taller than 135cm do not need to use a child seat. Before this age or height they must do by law.
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Car seats should only be used for transport and not as an alternative for cots or high chairs. It's OK for your baby to fall asleep in a car seat when travelling, but they should be taken out as soon as you get to your destination, and placed onto a firm, flat surface to sleep.
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Children 13 and over are able to safely ride in the front seat, if they are at least 80 pounds and 4'9”. Babies and toddlers should ride in rear-facing car seats as long as possible. Usually by the age of three, most children are ready to switch to forward-facing seats.
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Washington. Updated in 2007, Washington law requires that children less than eight years old be restrained in appropriate child restraint systems (car seats or booster seats) unless the child is 4'9" tall. ... Children under 13 years of age must be transported in rear seats where it is practical to do so.
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Can My Child Sit in the Front Seat of a Car in Colorado? Your child can sit in the front seat of a car in Colorado once they are one-year-old and at least 20 pounds. However, the Center for Disease Control recommends that children sit in the backseat until they're 13 years old.
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CPS Technician Big picture, captain's chairs are very safe, as is bench seating. More importantly, of course, is that your one year old is riding rear facing in a car seat that fits properly in your car, is installed correctly, and is used correctly each and every ride.