What are the booster seat laws in North Carolina?
The NC-DMV generally does a good job of explaining the laws. Look at their explaination under “Child Restraints” on this page:North Carolina Safety Laws - Cell Phone, Seat Belt, & Car Seat | DMV.orgOtherwise, the next best people to ask are the police officers who enforce the law. They deal with it every day, and while not lawyers, go through extensive training in their BLET courses. I was given an old set of BLET folders and went through them…gives you a new respect for police officers looking through what they study and the tests they have to pass!For example, my mother and I were arguing about jaywalking in Raleigh while sitting in the Chik-Fil-A on the main Street next to the old Progress Energy building. A detective was sitting next to us and my mom and I approached him and asked if he would help settle out disagreement.My mom won: apparently the law is (or was at the time in 2007) not to impede traffic, not to wait until the walking man turns green.
I recently acquired a Britax Frontier child restraint car seat to use on visits from our grandsons. It was Manu 12/11. What harm is using it beyond 12/20, “expiration” of 9 years?
The plastic in car seats breaks down over time, especially in the ever changing heat/cooling cycles and sun baking which occurs in a vehicles cabin. As the plastic ages, the molecules become less stable, and the plastic becomes more brittle which can lead to failure in the seat.
Why can't a young child sit in the front seat?
The most common reason for children under 12 to sit in the back is the rear seat is considered safer - Over 50% of collisions are front end, and being in the back puts them further from the point of impact. Children in the front seat are also frequently out of position - fiddling with the radio, slouching in the very large seat, tucking their feet under them, or pulling the belt out of position behind their arms - And it is when you are out of position that both the belt and the airbag has more of a risk of injuring the child.Even though modern air bags frequently deploy in 2 stages, it could still strike the child in the chest and cause rib fracturing or worse.You always want to make sure there is at least 28 cm between you and the airbag - to give it time to explode out before you crash into it, but children under 12 are not always capable of this - so the back seat wins!
How old until no more booster seat?
First the child must be of legal age in your state to use just an adult seat belt. Then you must be sure the adult seat belt will fit properly, keeping the child safe in an accident. If the belt doesn't yet fit right, the child could be seriously harmed in a crash. Too find out if the child is ready, they must pass the 5 step test http://www.carseat.org/Boosters/630.htm
At what point can you turn your child to face forward in a car seat in North Carolina?
The only requirement under North Carolina law is that any seat used must be used correctly according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Every car seat and booster seat has a different set of requirements for use that may include age, height, and weight requirements. Legally, a child can turn to face the front of the car as long as they meet the minimum requirements for forward-facing specified by the manufacturer (generally at least 1 year old and at least 20 pounds). However, in this case the law should be considered to be a bare minimum standard. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children are five times safer riding rear-facing than forward-facing. For best protection children should stay rear-facing until they outgrow the rear-facing seat based on weight or height. At a minimum, children should stay rear-facing until at least age 2.Source: Child Passenger Safety Law FAQs : BuckleUpNC.org
I have a 2 seater car. Is it legal to put the baby seat in the front row?
Yes, it is legal, though not recommended. The safest place for children to be sitting is actually in the middle of the backseat, but some of us who have multiple children or, in your case, have a 2 seater car, have no choice but to put a child in the front seat. If you need to put a car seat in the front seat, slide the seat as far back as possible and you might want to turn the airbag off. If you can't turn the airbag off, do not place a rear-facing infant car seat in that spot! Active airbags pose a huge danger to babies positioned in a rear-facing seat. Those seats position their head so close to the dashboard that they're directly in the air bag's line of fire. (Air bags often burst from the dashboard at 200 mph instantly after a crash. This impact can injure or kill children who are seated too close to the air bag)
If you only have a two-seater car, can you legally drive with a baby in the passenger seat as long as they are in a backwards facing car seat?
You should check your local laws in order to get a definite answer. Car seat laws vary between states and countries.If you are allowed to have it in the front seat, make sure you disable the airbag and have the safest car seat possible What Makes a Car Seat Safe? 3 Safety Features to Consider
How old is too old for a car seat?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says to keep 4 to 7 year olds in a car seat with a harness for as long as possible: http://www.safercar.gov/parents/RightSea... At 60 lbs, there are some car seats (with the harness system) that could be used correctly and would fit her; however, chances are that she has already outgrown the car seat by height, which is dangerous. When a child is forward facing, the harness straps need to be at or slightly above the child's shoulders. If the harness straps are coming from below the shoulders, it will compress the child's spinal cord and increase head excursion. However, at her age, it would be appropriate to transition to a booster seat as long as it would be properly used. Most kids at her age and size are not big enough for the seat belt to be positioned across their body correctly, which is why a booster seat is necessary. The link below is a video about a child named Kyle who was 8 years old at the time of a crash. He is now paralyzed from the neck down for the rest of his life because his seat belt was improperly positioned on his body: http://www.boosttil8.org/ The video also describes when children are ready to use a seat belt without a booster seat. State laws are minimum safety guidelines that do not represent best practice. Car crashes are the leading cause of both disability and death for children in the United States. State laws are outdated. Most states allow children to ride in a seat belt alone at age 8 or 4' 9" in height. Kyle was 8 years old when he became paralyzed. This shows that the government will not protect or care about your child. Only you can love your child.
Child Safety. My ex has let our 4yr old ride without a carseat, she weighs about 30lbs?
My ex husband has our 4 yr old daughter for half the summer and i get weekend and weekday visitation. My ex came to pick up our daughter trying to hide that he didn't have a carseat for her. He has done this once before but I made him use mine thinking, hes telling the truth, he just forgot it. This time I did not let him get her and decided to ask my daughter if he has ever let her go places in the car without a carseat, and she said he has 2 times. Here is my question. Do you think a judge would look dwn on me if I told my ex that I am not putting her in danger by sending her with him. And that if he want to see her, he can come over anytime, everyday if he wants until we go to court? I mean the car that they put her in looks like a safety hazzard by itself. It has no rearview mirror and no front or back bumper. I am just very concerned about my childs safety. I don't want to get a call saying my child is in the hospital or dead because of his stupidity. Also he isn't just taking her dwn the rd without a carseat, he had to go on the main interstate and well travled roads to get to his house. And ever since the first time he came w/o one, I have been making him show me that he has a carseat, so even if I see him leave with her in one, doesn't mean he is gonna make her ride in it all the time.
Is using a car seat for a toddler required by law in Orlando?
Yes, in Florida, children 3 and under need to ride in a car seat, and children 4–5 years old are required to ride in a car seat or booster seat.Florida law is still weaker than what is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics: children should use a car seat for as long as possible, and a booster seat until they reach 4 ft 9 in (145 cm).