Protecting children - general guidelines, Protecting children general guidelines – HONDA 2014 Ridgeline - Owner's Manual User Manual
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If you have children, or ever
need to drive with a child in your
vehicle, be sure to read this
section. It begins with important
general guidelines, then presents
special information for infants,
small children, and larger children.
To reduce the number of child
deaths and injuries, every state,
Canadian province and territory
requires that infants and children be
properly restrained when they ride in
a vehicle.
(see pages
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(see pages
).
Children depend on adults to protect
them. However, despite their best
intentions, many adults do not know
how to
protect child
passengers.
Each year, many children are injured
or killed in vehicle crashes because
they are either unrestrained or
not properly restrained. In fact,
traffic collisions are the number
one cause of death of children age
12 and under.
properly
Protecting Children
General Guidelines
All Children Must Be Restrained
Inf ants and small children must be
restrained in an approved child seat
that is properly secured to the
vehicle
Larger children must be restrained
with a lap/shoulder belt and ride on
a booster seat until the seat belt f its
them properly
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Children who are unrestrained
or improperly restrained can be
seriously injured or killed in a
crash.
Any child too small for a seat
belt should be properly
restrained in a child seat. A
larger child should be properly
restrained with a seat belt and
use a booster seat if necessary.
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