Every state has different laws and regulations about when a child can legally sit in the front seat of the car. On average, a child must be at least 8 years old to sit up front in a vehicle.
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You should probably be at least 80 lbs. to ride in the front seat of a car.
§ 27360 of California's Vehicle Code requires that children under the age of 8 must remain in the back seat and be restrained with an "appropriate child passenger restraint system." There are some exceptions: for children above a certain weight and height, if the car has no back seat, etc.
A child must be 11 and above to sit in the front seat. Any child under the weight of 75 lbs should be in the back seat. If you are under the age of eight you should be in the back seat with a booster seat. If your car does not have a back seat, then your child should still sit in the front but still with a booster seat. You should also get your air-bag de-activated if you need a child to sit in the front that is under the age of 11. However, you should read your car's owner's manual as well. Some vehicles automatically turn off the airbag AND seat belt tensioner if the weight in the seat is under 66 pounds. Therefore, the seat belt would not work in an accident and it would be unsafe to ever have a live person even with booster seat in the front if the total weight is under 66 lbs. This is just one example from our Mazda 3. Your vehicle may have a different weight limit and may or may not shut off the seat belt tensioner if the passenger's weight is under the specified limit.
Any child under the age of 13 years old should stay in the back seat of the car. Children from 6 years old until 13 may ride in the back using just a seatbelt.
"Riding shotgun" means sitting in the front seat of a car. Before a car journey, if you are quick, you can call shotgun and you get to sit in the front seat.
I found a really helpful PDF put out by the Utah Safety council. According to it, there is no law regarding children riding in the front seat of the car: http://www.utahsafetycouncil.org/assets/pdf/utboosterlaw.pdf It is recommended that children under age 12 ride in the back seat, or to turn the airbags off if a child under 12 is in the front seat, but there is no law saying you have to.
You may not ride in the front seat of a car till you are 13 or older and must be over 85 pounds but this does not apply to cars without a back seat.
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First of all, people riding in the front, as well as the back seat are required to wear seat belts. It's against the law in most states for a child to sit in the front seat of a car that has front air bags. Only children taller than 4'9' in height, and/or the age of twelve should ride in the front seat of a vehicle.
Your child must be 13 years or older to sit in the front seat of a car. Here is an in-depth explanation of the laws about children riding in cars.
the age that you need to be to ride in the front seat of the car is 12
If a child is to sit in the front of a car with an airbag, they MUST BE 80 POUNDS!!
front passenger seat. Also known for the passenger as "riding shotgun".
Most states require, at a minimum, that all front seat passengers be wearing seat belts.
Children usually have to be 12 years or older to sit in the front seat of a car