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What is the Virginia law on children riding in the front seat of a car?
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∙ 14y ago
I am also researching this question. So far, I can only find information that says there is "no law" mandating this, but "children are always safer in the the back seat," and it is "recommended" that children ride in the back through age 12. If you have a truck, I do think you have to disable the passenger side airbag if transporting a child in a rear-facing safety seat. If using the airbag with older children, they should sit with the seat as far back as possible b/c a deployed airbag can do serious damage when it hits the face or neck of a shorter passenger.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe heck with what the law is. No one should EVER leave a child alone in a car. It is irresponsible and also dangerous. Your child could be kidnapped, die of heat or cold. Leaving the child in a car with the engine running could expose the child to carbon monoxide poisoning. Toddlers could manage to shift the car into neutral and roll away (older cars). Get themselves caught in a power window...gee the list goes on....
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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.
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