I have often wondered exactly what the laws were concerning carseats in Idaho. Here it is just in case you were wondering as well:
Idaho’s New Child Restraint Law
Idaho Code 49-672
Most important points:
Kids 4 to 6 years old need to be in belt positioning booster seats once they’ve outgrown their child safety seats. New law is effective on July 1, 2005. Primary law, $60.00 fine.
As a general rule of thumb, never place a child in under 13 years of age in front of an air bag. The following are a list of guidelines to be used when selecting an appropriate child safety restraint:
Children under 1 year of age MUST be in a rear facing infant seat with/without removable bases.
Children 1 year old to 4 years (typically 20 to 40 pounds) a forward facing child safety seat is recommended with harness straps positioned on the child’s shoulders, complete with a harness chest clip positioned at the armpit level, and in the upright position (not reclined), and always in the rear seat of the vehicle.
Children ages 4 to 6 MUST be in an approved booster seat, using both lap and shoulder belts, NEVER with lap belt only. The seat should be located in the rear vehicle seat, facing forward while the lap belt is positioned across the top of child’s thigh and the shoulder belt should be centered across the shoulder and chest.
2 comments:
YES! Thank you for posting this. So many people just do not care. My 7.5 year old is still in a booster seat. He is just to short to be in the regular seat. After our accident my boys both are little car seat advocates!! Yeah for them!
Yes, thanks for sharing! Chad and I have been going round and round about this with our siblings and parents. You would think that child safety would sway their thinking. But I'm finding that they have to be told by someone not family. Because what do Chad and I know?
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