The average American drives more than 13,000 miles every year. According to the statistics, that makes driving significantly more dangerous than skydiving once a month. Of course, driving is a necessity for most of us and
when it comes to you and your children, the name of the game is risk-reduction.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) lists the following guidelines to help keep your kids safe. Be aware that the laws often vary from state-to-state and may change depending on where you travel.
• Buckle all children under the age of 12 in the back seat of the car—even after they’ve outgrown their safety seats.
• Secure infants in rearfacing seats as long as they fit (up to the height or weight limit of the seat). Keep them rearfacing
at least until they’re one year old and a minimum of 20 lbs.
• When kids have outgrown rear-facing seats, place them in forward-facing safety seats until they reach the weight or height limit of the seat, usually occurring around age four, at approximately 40 lbs.
• Before they reach the age of eight or a height of 4’9”, kids who have outgrown their forward-facing seats should ride in booster seats until the lap belt lies properly across the upper thigh and the shoulder belt fits across the chest.
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