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Friday, October 05, 2007

Let's keep Snellville kids safe on the road!

I read a statistic today that of the children who should be in booster seats, less than 20 percent are in proper safety seats. I can believe that.

When I pick my son up from Pre-Kindergarten, I noticed a lot of people just open the door for their 4-year olds, and the kid would climb in, the parent wouldn't do anything except get in the driver's seat. I wondered how the kids were managing to strap themselves into their booster seats, because my very tall son has a little difficulty himself, I need to strap him in. Well now I realize the reason they are so quick to be on the road again is probably that they aren't using booster seats. A lot of people think that once their child has outgrown the baby safety seat, they don't need anything else, but the rule of thumb is that your child needs to be 8 years old OR
4 foot 9 inches tall. So, even if your child is 8 years old, if he's 4 foot 3 inches tall, he still needs to be in a booster seat.

The National Highway Safety Administration has a page all about booster seats and why they are important to raise your child up so that the car's seatbelt will fit them properly. Check it out at this LINK

Booster seats are not terribly expensive - below is a selection of booster carseats available at Amazon. I've found that checking out the ratings and reviews is a great way to make a wise buying decision.

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