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If a child is to sit in the front of a car with an airbag, they MUST BE 80 POUNDS!!
The law varies by location, but in general, it is recommended that children under a certain age and size (typically around 12 years old and under a certain height) should not ride in the front seat of a car due to safety concerns with airbags. It is important to check the specific regulations in your state or country regarding child passenger safety.
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No special law exists to children riding in the front seat. Texas requires all children under 8 years of age or under 4'9" to ride in child safety seats. Texas law requires front seat occupants drivers and passengers to be in seat belts.
There are no laws concerning children and front seats. There is a law about children and the use of child safety seats.
"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.
In the US, under current law, this is probably illegal in every state, though I'm not positive about that. The usual cutoff age for riding in the front seat is 12.
There is no law stating that a child has to ride in the rear seat of a vehicle. For safety reasons, it is better for a child to ride in the rear seat due to the fact of many recorded deaths involving children and airbags.
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.
Massachusetts state laws state that any child under the age of 12 must ride in the backseat
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