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to buckle up a child in an adult seat belt: if a child is over 80
pounds and at least four feet, njine inches tall. If a child can sit
with their back straight against the vehicle seat back cushion, with their
knees bent over the vehicle's seat edge without slouching, they can be
moved out of the booster seat into the regular back seat.
Notable: When
properly installed, child safety seats reduce the risk of death by 71
percent for infants and 54 percent for toddlers. Rear-facing child
safety seats, forward-facing safety seats and belt-positioning booster
seats are all effective in saving children's lives during crashes.
Seat belts increase the chance of surviving a crash by nearly 45 percent.
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