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mamasita27
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when do kids stop needing a car seat?
We need to buy another one and want to make sure it's one that will last us for a while.
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Posted 11/16/08 9:24 AM  |
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Tine73
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Re: when do kids stop needing a car seat?
I think I read somewhere until they are 4 feet tall!!  (not necessarily a carseat, but a booster).
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| Posted 11/16/08 9:50 AM |
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KateDevine
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Re: when do kids stop needing a car seat?
I think 7 and 70? Or maybe 6 and 60?
It's a lot!
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| Posted 11/16/08 9:51 AM |
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CunningOne
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Re: when do kids stop needing a car seat?
age 8 or 4'9" - something like that 
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| Posted 11/16/08 9:55 AM |
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Tine73
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Re: when do kids stop needing a car seat?
What is the child passenger safety law in New York State?
1. The law requires children under the age of four to be restrained in a federally approved car seat when riding in a motor vehicle [Section 1229-c(1), NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law].
2. If the weight of a child under the age of 4 exceeds 40 pounds, the child may be restrained in an appropriate child restraint system, allowing the child to use a booster seat. Children ages 4, 5,and 6 must be properly secured in an appropriate child restraint system, one for which your child meets the weight and height recommendations of the child restraint manufacturer. [Section 1229-c(1), NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law] A child safety seat or harness/vest or booster seat may be used.
3. The vehicle's safety belts are not defined as a child restraint system under this law, as safety belts are not designed for children under 4'9" and therefore, do not protect young children.
Are children required by law to sit in the back seat?
Although New York does not have a law preventing children from sitting in the front seat, it is highly recommended that all children age 12 and under ride properly restrained in the back seat. Researchers estimate that just by putting a child in the back seat instead of the front seat reduces the chance of injury and death by more than 30%.
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| Posted 11/16/08 10:08 AM |
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dawnygirl25
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Re: when do kids stop needing a car seat?
Posted by Tine73
What is the child passenger safety law in New York State?
1. The law requires children under the age of four to be restrained in a federally approved car seat when riding in a motor vehicle [Section 1229-c(1), NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law].
2. If the weight of a child under the age of 4 exceeds 40 pounds, the child may be restrained in an appropriate child restraint system, allowing the child to use a booster seat. Children ages 4, 5,and 6 must be properly secured in an appropriate child restraint system, one for which your child meets the weight and height recommendations of the child restraint manufacturer. [Section 1229-c(1), NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law] A child safety seat or harness/vest or booster seat may be used.
3. The vehicle's safety belts are not defined as a child restraint system under this law, as safety belts are not designed for children under 4'9" and therefore, do not protect young children.
Are children required by law to sit in the back seat?
Although New York does not have a law preventing children from sitting in the front seat, it is highly recommended that all children age 12 and under ride properly restrained in the back seat. Researchers estimate that just by putting a child in the back seat instead of the front seat reduces the chance of injury and death by more than 30%.
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thank you for posting this!
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| Posted 11/16/08 10:09 AM |
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