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Keeping Kids Safe on the Road

USA.gov News
2008-12-01

Hitting the road with young kids this holiday season? Before you go, make sure they’re in the right type of safety seats. This one-minute child safety seat checklist provides the height-weight-age guidelines for each type.

If you have kids in booster seats, which are recommended for children over 40 pounds and under 4’9”, you’ll want to check out this report on booster seat effectiveness. Booster seats are designed to elevate kids so that seat belts made for adults restrain them properly in a crash. Of the 41 booster seats evaluated in this study, 13 provided such a poor fit that they are not recommended. The report names them, as well as the ones in the “Best Bets” and “Good Bets” categories.

You can check the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration site for more information on child passenger safety.

And some other things to think about for a safe and speedy trip:

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