what are the rules for sitting in the front seat of a car?
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If a child restraint is not available, children under 3 years must travel in the rear, but may be unrestrained. Children 3 years and over, up to 135cm tall must sit in the rear and use an adult seat belt. Children aged 12 years or more, or over 135cm tall, may travel the front, but must wear the seat belt.
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Once they reach the age of 13, they may ride in the front passenger seat of the car. Note that ALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 17 must wear a seat belt at all times in your vehicle, regardless of where they are sitting.
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Children aged 7 years and over can travel in the front seat. However, research shows that children under 12 years are much safer travelling in the back seat.
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13 years old: Children may sit in the front seat with a seat belt if their height and weight have passed the booster seat limits.
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Children 4 years up to 7 years Must not travel in the front seat of a vehicle that has two or more rows of seats, unless all the other seats are occupied by children who are under 7 years.
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Kids under 8 years may ride in front seats in cases of: no rear seats exist, rear seats are rear-facing seats, child passenger restraint system can't be installed in the rear seat, or if all rear seats are occupied by children. Medical conditions require a child to ride in the front seat.
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All children under the age of 13 should ride in the back seat of the vehicle. If you must put a child under the age of 13 years in the front seat, be sure the seat is all the way back and the airbag is shut off.
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Children age 4 and up can legally sit in the front seat of a car in Michigan, but children between the ages of 4 and 8, and under 4′ 9″ in height, must sit in a car seat. Our lawyers get lots of questions from parents on the timing, placing and securement of child car seats, according to Michigan's child car seat law.
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A child aged seven or over, but under the age of 15, may be seated in the front seat of a vehicle without an approved suitable child restraint if there is no back seat, or the back seat is already full of other children under 15 years old. The child must be restrained using the available safety belt.
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Children age 4 and up can legally sit in the front seat of a car in Michigan, but children between the ages of 4 and 8, and under 4′ 9″ in height, must sit in a car seat.
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Children 7 years and over can sit in the front seat.
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[40] It also provides that “[i]nfants and/or children with ages six (6) years and below [sic] shall be prohibited to sit [sic] in the front seat of any running motor vehicle.”[41] Additional legislation specifically providing requirements applicable to child restraint systems could not be located.
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Children required to ride in a rear-facing or forward-facing car seat must be restrained in the back seat. Children under 13 years of age should ride in the back seat using a lap and shoulder belt.
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When can my child sit in the front seat of the car? The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recommends that children sit in the back seat and not the front seat until age 13, although sitting any child in the back is always a better option.
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Once a child reaches the age of nine or is taller than 4 feet 9 inches, he may sit in the front seat of a car under Tennessee car seat laws. When doing so, he must be secured by a seat belt. Teenagers ages 13 through 15 must always wear a seat belt, whether in the front or in the back seat.
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Each car seat has its own height and weight limits for rear-facing children. Most convertible seats allow children to sit rear-facing up to 35, 40 or 50 pounds. The height limit for most rear-facing car seats is that there must be at least 1 inch of room between the top of the child's head and the top of the car seat.
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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.