CBC MARKETPLACE: VEHICLES » CHILD
BOOSTER SEATS Booster seat tips Producer/Reporter: Catherine Clark
Broadcast: Feb 27, 2001
Read the booster seat instructions and your vehicle owner’s manual carefully
before installing a booster seat.
All children from about 18-36 kgs. and less than 1.45 metres tall should
be properly restrained in a booster seat. Children these sizes are often ages
four to eight.
A child who cannot sit with his or her back straight against the vehicle
seat back cushion, with knees bent over a vehicle’s seat edge without
slouching, must use a booster seat.
All children age 12 and under should sit properly restrained in the back
seat.
Never use just a lap belt only across a child sitting in a booster seat.
Never put the shoulder belt behind a child’s arm or back because it
eliminates the protection for the upper part of the body and increases the
risk of severe injury in a crash.
Never use pillows, books or towels to boost a child. They can slide around.
Never place a child in a child safety seat in the front seat of a vehicle
equipped with a passenger air bag.
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