kids safety belt: Laws On Booster Seats

laws on booster seats

It became one of only a handful of states that require kids to sit in booster seats until age 8 or until they reach a height of 4 feet 9 inches. Has this new law given Californians greater clarity on car seat safety? Not exactly. At least three major news Beginning January 1, children ages 4 and 5 were required to sit in a child safety seat or a booster seat rather than only being buckled in a seat belt in Florida. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, booster seat use reduces the When a young child graduates from a car seat to a regular seat too early, dangerous things can happen. Yet seven out of 10 parents do not know that a child should be at least 4 feet, 9 inches tall and at least 80 pounds before buckling up like an adult. Parents who thought booster seats were a part of their children's past may find themselves digging the seats out of storage after a new Georgia law takes effect Friday. The law changed the maximum required age for children to ride in booster seats from 6 to 8. But in the new study, researchers found that after states began passing booster seat laws, fewer children ages 4 to 7 died in car accidents - and the biggest differences were seen in older kids. Between 1999 and 2009, states that started requiring booster ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) -- Kentucky's booster seat laws will likely see some changes to protect little ones in cars. Lawmakers sent a new bill to Gov. Steve Beshear to change age and height requirements. Some parents we spoke with said they're unsure if the .

The Georgia senate passed a bill on Thursday that raises child car seat requirements in that state to include all children younger than age 8, with an exemption for those younger than 8 that are at least 4 feet and 9 inches tall, and weigh at least 40 pounds. More states are considering laws that would require children younger than 8 who outgrow child safety seats to be in booster seats when riding in cars. Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio and Utah are considering Congratulations, Florida. You're no longer on the list of states without a booster seat law for four and five year olds. That list is now pretty short. South Dakota in the only state now without such a law. January 1, any child younger than 6 years old Starting this fall, Connecticut will require drivers to use booster seats for children who are too large for conventional child-safety car seats, but who, experts say, are too small to be adequately protected by regular seat belts. Current state law .

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