The car seat laws differ from state to state. In the state of Florida, any child under the age of 5 must be in a car seat. For specifics, visit the Florida DMV website.
Baby car seat laws have not recently changed. They have become standardized due to significant research. A new car dealership should have information on them.
The newest car seat laws are to always wear your seatbelt because if you crash, then you are safely protected and remained seated otherwise you will be thrown.
Ideally, the car seat will be in the back seat of a car. In a pick up truck, the car seat can legally be in the front seat. However, the car seat cannot be installed in a seat that has an active air bag.
Your child must be at least 60lbs to not be in a car seat and 70 pounds to be in the front seat. under age 7,must be in car seat
Yes, car seat laws do vary state to state. Make sure you research the laws in any of the states you might want to visit in order to comply with the law. Better to be safe than sorry.
The guidelines for baby seats for California should be posted in the state laws. In the state laws it will tell you how long a child should be in a car seat based on age, height and weight.
In Georgia all children under eight years of age are required to be in a car seat. The seat must be age and weight appropriate. It is important to install the car seat correctly as well. Never put a child seat or booster seat in the front seat, and all rear facing seats must be installed in a rear facing position.
How and where you do this might depend upon the EXACT seat-belt laws for the state you are residing in.
it saves money because of car crashes and accidents
All car seats should be installed in the back seat. State laws vary some, but most require all children under the age of 11 to ride in a rear seat of a car. No child in a car seat should be placed in a seat with an active airbag. It jeopardizes the child's life. Children are safest in a car seat, in the second or third row of a car, properly secured.
The laws that apply to sedans are the same ones that apply to convertibles. As long as the baby is in the back seat and is secured in an approved baby seat it can ride in a convertible. But never in the front seat of any car.
You don't install a newborn car seat. The only thing that you need to do with a newborn car seat is put the car seat in the back of the car and put the seat belts on and lock the seat belts.