They come in both high-back (a seat back that extends up beyond the child’s head) and backless models. There is a safety advantage for young children to remain in car safety seats with a harness for as long as possible before transitioning to booster seats.ģ) Best practice recommendation: belt-positioning booster seatīooster seats function by positioning the child so that both the lap and shoulder portions of the vehicle seat belt fit properly: the lap portion of the belt should fit low across the hips and pelvis, and the shoulder portion should fit across the middle of the shoulder and chest. A crash-tested travel vest may be considered for children with special needs or in situations where a traditional CSS cannot be installed correctly.
MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT ON SCHOOL BUS DRIVER SEAT MANUAL
The vehicle owner’s manual provides instructions for use of integrated seats when they are present. The lowest maximum weight limit for currently available forward-facing car safety seats is 40 lb.Ī few vehicle models offer integrated forward-facing seats with a harness system. Most models of convertible and combination CSSs can accommodate children up to 65 lb and some up to 70–90 lb when used forward facing. Most currently available convertible seats can be used rear facing to at least 40 lb.Ģ) Best practice recommendation: convertible or combination CSS used forward facingĬombination CSSs are seats that can be used forward facing with a harness system and then, when the child exceeds the height or weight limit for the harness, as a booster seat with the harness removed.Īll children who have outgrown the rear-facing weight or height limit for their CSS should use a forward-facing CSS with a harness for as long as possible, up to the highest weight or height allowed by their CSS’s manufacturer. When children using rear-facing-only seats reach the highest weight for their seat, they should continue to ride rear-facing in a convertible seat for as long as possible. Convertible CSSs can be used either forward or rear facing and typically have higher rear-facing weight and height limits than rear-facing-only seats.Īll infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing CSS as long as possible, until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their CSS’s manufacturer. Rear-facing-only seats usually have a handle for carrying and can be snapped in and out of a base that is installed in the vehicle. The American Academy of Pediatrics urges all pediatricians to know and promote these recommendations as part of child passenger safety anticipatory guidance at every health supervision visit.ġ) Best practice recommendation: infant-only or convertible CSS used rear facing These recommendations are presented in the form of an algorithm that is intended to facilitate implementation of the recommendations by pediatricians to their patients and families and should cover most situations that pediatricians will encounter in practice.
It is important to note that every transition is associated with some decrease in protection therefore, parents should be encouraged to delay these transitions for as long as possible. In addition, a fifth evidence-based recommendation is for all children younger than 13 years to ride in the rear seats of vehicles. This policy statement provides 4 evidence-based recommendations for best practices in the choice of a child restraint system to optimize safety in passenger vehicles for children from birth through adolescence: (1) rear-facing car safety seats as long as possible (2) forward-facing car safety seats from the time they outgrow rear-facing seats for most children through at least 4 years of age (3) belt-positioning booster seats from the time they outgrow forward-facing seats for most children through at least 8 years of age and (4) lap and shoulder seat belts for all who have outgrown booster seats. Child passenger safety has dramatically evolved over the past decade however, motor vehicle crashes continue to be the leading cause of death for children 4 years and older.
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