Be Sure to Place Your Child Car Safety Seat or Booster Seat in the Appropriate Location in Your Vehicle

Publicado em 09/26/18.

(ATENÇÃO: O Departamento de Polícia de Sevierville está participando da Semana Nacional de Segurança de Passageiros Infantis, que acontece de 23 a 29 de setembro. Como parte do evento, o SPD realizará um evento de verificação de cadeirinhas infantis no National Seat Check no sábado, 29 de setembro. Agências de todo o país realizarão eventos sobre cadeirinhas infantis naquele dia. O evento do SPD será no Departamento de Polícia (300 Gary Wade Blvd.) no Complexo Municipal das 10h às 2h.)

Placing a car seat or booster seat in an appropriate location in the vehicle is extremely important for the safety of your child.

For all children under the age of 13, the back seat is the safest place for them to ride. They are better protected from head-on collisions, which constitute about 60 percent of all crashes. In addition, they are not at risk for being injured by the passenger air bag, which is designed for adult protection in conjunction with a seat belt.

Familiarize yourself with the location of the air bags in your vehicle, with the help of your vehicle owner’s manual. A rear-facing car seat should NEVER be placed in front of an active air bag.

When considering the best location for your child’s car seat, you should also consider the needs of other passengers who ride in the vehicle and the seating position that will provide an optimal installation for your child’s car seat. The middle seat in the back is often referred to as the ‘best’ seat for car seats because of the protection from side impact crashes, but any back seat position is a preferred location to install car seats.

Also consider the needs of your family; for example, if you often park on a busy street, place your child’s car seat on the curb side as opposed to the street side for optimal protection for you and your child when entering and exiting the vehicle.

Para obter mais dicas e conselhos sobre assentos infantis de segurança para automóveis, visite safekids.org. Para obter mais informações sobre as leis de retenção infantil do Tennessee, consulte TCA 55-9-602.