ProtectingLargerChildren
Ifachildwhousesaboosterseat
mustrideinfront,movethevehicle
seatasfarbackaspossible,andbe
surethechildiswearingtheseat
beltproperly.
WhenCanaLargerChildSitin
Front
TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafety
AdministrationandTransport
Canadarecommendthatallchildren
age12andunderbeproperly
restrainedinabackseat.
Ofcourse,childrenvarywidely.And
whileagemaybeoneindicatorof
whenachildcansafelyrideinfront,
thereareotherimportantfactorsyou
shouldconsider.
Achildmaycontinueusingabooster
seatuntilthetopsoftheirearsare
evenwiththetopofthevehicle’sor
booster’sseat-back.Achildofthis
heightshouldbetallenoughtouse
thelap/shoulderbeltwithouta
boosterseat.
PhysicalSize
Physically,achildmustbelarge
enoughforthelap/shoulderbeltto
properlyfit(seepages15and48).If
theseatbeltdoesnotfitproperly,
withorwithoutthechildsittingona
boosterseat,thechildshouldnotsit
infront.
Ifthepassenger’sfrontairbag
inflatesinamoderatetosevere
frontalcollision,theairbagcancause
seriousinjuriestoachildwhois
unrestrained,improperlyrestrained,
sittingtooclosetotheairbag,orout
ofposition.
Maturity
Asideairbagalsoposesrisks.Ifany
partofalargerchild’sbodyisinthe
pathofadeployingsideairbag,the
childcouldreceivepossiblyserious
injuries.
Tosafelyrideinfront,achildmust
beabletofollowtherules,including
sittingproperly,andwearingtheseat
beltproperlythroughoutaride.
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| Categories | Honda Civic Manuals, Honda Manuals |
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| Tags | Hybrid |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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