Quick Guidelines for Maximum Child Passenger Safety Part 3

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, once the children outgrow their forward-facing seats (usually around age 4 and weigh more than 40 pounds), they should ride in booster seats. Again, the booster seat shall be placed in the back seat, until the vehicle seat belts fit properly. Seat belts fit properly when the lap belt lays across the upper thighs and the shoulder belt fits across the chest (usually at age 8 or when the children are 4’9” tall).