How long does a child have to sit in car seats?
8 years old
California state law requires children under two years of age to ride in a rear-facing car seat. The law also requires children to remain in a booster or car seat until they are 8 years old, or 4 feet 9 inches tall.
Why are there airbags and child seats in cars?
Airbags and Child Seats. Many cars have multiple airbags. They are designed to provide extra protection to the occupants in a crash in addition to seat belts. Most cars are fitted with a driver airbag in the steering wheel and a front passenger airbag in the dashboard.
Can a child sit in the front seat of a car?
Others require booster seats or other child restraint devices for children who have outgrown their car seats. Children who sit in the front seat of a vehicle are at increased risk of injury from airbag deployment. An airbag deploys in under one-twentieth of a second and can cause serious injury.
Is there an airbag disabling system in the front seat?
Other manufacturers, such as Mercedes, have an automatic airbag disabling system. This disables the airbag if it identifies that a child restraint system has been fitted in the front passenger seat. This device was developed in conjunction with the child restraint system manufacturer Römer and is known as Automatic Child Seat Recognition (ACSR).
Can a child be injured in an airbag crash?
Airbag related injuries to infants in rear facing child seats are common in frontal crashes. Several vehicular modifications such as deactivated passenger airbags, manual cut-off switches, depowered airbags and smart airbags have been advanced to mitigate the effect of airbag deployment on child seats.
Airbags and Child Seats. Many cars have multiple airbags. They are designed to provide extra protection to the occupants in a crash in addition to seat belts. Most cars are fitted with a driver airbag in the steering wheel and a front passenger airbag in the dashboard.
Others require booster seats or other child restraint devices for children who have outgrown their car seats. Children who sit in the front seat of a vehicle are at increased risk of injury from airbag deployment. An airbag deploys in under one-twentieth of a second and can cause serious injury.
Can you put a rear facing car seat in front of an active air bag?
Never put a rear-facing car seat in front of an active air bag. If a car seat can’t be placed in the back seat, disable the passenger airbag to reduce the risk for injury. The following are some guidelines by age to using the appropriate car seat:
Airbag related injuries to infants in rear facing child seats are common in frontal crashes. Several vehicular modifications such as deactivated passenger airbags, manual cut-off switches, depowered airbags and smart airbags have been advanced to mitigate the effect of airbag deployment on child seats.