Page 80: Summary Of Recommendations For Restraining Children In Vehicles
Summary Of Recommendations For Restraining
Children In Vehicles
Child Size, Height, Weight
Or Age
Recommended Type Of
Child Restraint
Infants and
Toddlers
Children who are two years old or younger
and who have not reached the height or
weight limits
Page 81: Infants And Child Restraints
Infants And Child Restraints
Safety experts recommend that children ride rearward-
facing in the vehicle until they are two years old or until
they reach either the height or weight limit of their
Page 82: Improper installation can lead to failure of an infant
have outgrown the rear-facing weight or height limit of
their rear-facing convertible child seat. Children should
remain in a forward-facing child seat with a harness for
as long as possible, up to the
Page 83: Children Too Large For Booster Seats
Children Too Large For Booster Seats
Children who are large enough to wear the shoulder belt
comfortably, and whose legs are long enough to bend
over the front of the seat when their
Page 84: Recommendations For Attaching Child Restraints
Recommendations For Attaching Child Restraints
Restraint Type
Combined
Weight of the
Child + Child
Restraint
Use any attachment method shown with an “X” Below
LATCH –
Lower Anchors
Only
Seat Belt Only
LATCH –
Lower Anchors
+ Top Tether
Anchor
Seat Belt + Top
Tether Anchor
Rear-Facing
Child