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full strength to handle a crash."
contraption to be attached to a regular seat belt.
Further, don't accept hand-me-down seats, even if they are
"These claim they allow the shoulder belt to sit properly
almost new, that have been involved in any car accident.
on the shoulder," Eizen says, "but they are very unsafe. The
"Child safety seats are good for one crash only," Eizen says.
packaging states that these meet federal testing standards —
• Parents' biggest failure when installing car seats is not
but there are no federal testing standards for these belts.
making certain everything is tight enough. This starts with
"People buy them because they're cheap and they tell you
the seat itself First, you need to be sure the seat can't be
they're safe to use, but crash study tests show that they're
moved more than 1 percent from side to side and forward to
not."
back. "It should be secure enough that, in the event of a
• It's a safe bet you can use your rear-facing seat a lot
crash, it will be held in place so,as to minimize injury to the
longer than you think. The American Association of
child," Eizen says. "'When it's too loose and there's a car
Pediatricians recommends using the rear-facing seat until
crash, the car seat continues to move, and that causes more
the child is at least 25 pounds. Eizen says, "Use it as long
force on the child."
as possible.
Next, make certain the child is tightly
To find a certified seat-belt technician
"My son was 19-months-old and 30
held in place in the seat. This means you
near you, go to:
pounds and we were still using ours,"
should not be able to fit more than one
wwvv.seatclieckmrg or call 1-866-
he adds. "Everybody thought we were
finger between the dead's shoulder and
SEAT-CHECK
crazy. My wife just told people, 'Well,
the harness covering it. "If at any point
There is no cost for the service.
my husband says that's how it's got to
you can pinch the harness together,
Always make certain that anyone
be.'"
there's too much: slack there," Eizen says.
checking your seat is certified by the
• And finally, how do you know
Yes, Eizen has indeed heard parents
National Highway Safety
when your child is ready to move out of
say, "Oh, I can't make it tight. My little
Transportation Administration.
a car seat altogether? Consider these
baby thinks that's uncomfortable." So
questions:
Eizen will turn to the baby and ask,
Other useful Web sites:
a) Does your child sit all the way
"Does it bother you when it's that tight?" wvvvv.nhtsa.dot.govICPS/
back against the seat?
Inevitably, he says, the parent gets it.
vvvvw.safelcids.org
b) Do his knees bend comfortably at
With older children, this can be a bit
vvwvv.carseat.org
the edge of the seat?
more challenging.
http://boosttnikids.org (for infor-
c) Does the belt cross the shoulder
"When my son, who is 4, complains
mation on booster seats in
between the neck and arm?
about his harness, saying, 'That's too
Michigan)
d) Is the lap belt as low as possible,
tight,' I'll just move it around a bit, pre-
touching the thighs?
tending to loosen it a little," Eizen says.
e) Can your child stay this way the
"He almost always tells me, 'Oh, that's better."'
whole trip?
Sometimes, though, you may just have to lay down the
(If you answered "no" to any of these questions, your son
law: "I'm the parent and it has to be tight because I love you
or daughter still needs a booster seat).
and I want you to be as safe as possible."
If you're still wondering, "Are car seats really necessary?
A few more hints from Eizen:
Why, when I was a little kid even babies-rode in the car
• Sometimes children just out of forward-facing seats are
and we all survived!"
hesitant to use the booster. To make this more inviting, ask
"Let me tell you this," Eizen says. "There was a recent
your son to come to the store and select his own booster. Or,
car accident in Florida and six children were involved.
tell him he needs to give the booster a try because you're
Three were in car seats and three were not. Guess which
heading out the door for ice cream.
three died?" ❑
• Under no circumstances should a parent rely on the
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