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Summary Of Recommendations For Restraining Children In Vehicles Child Size, Height, Weight Or Age Recommended Type Of Child Re- straint Infants and Toddlers Children who are two years old or younger and who have not reached the height or weight limits of their child restraint Either an Infant Carrier or a Convert- ible Child Restraint, facing rearward in the rear seat of the vehicle Small Children Children who are at least two years old or who have outgrown the height or weight limit of their rear- facing child restraint Forward-Facing Child Restraint with a five-point Harness, facing forward in the rear seat of the vehicle Larger Children Children who have outgrown their forward-facing child restraint, but are too small to properly fit the vehi- cle’s seat belt Belt Positioning Booster Seat and the vehicle seat belt, seated in the rear seat of the vehicle Children Too Large for Child Re- straints Children 12 years old or younger, weight limit of their booster seat Vehicle Seat Belt, seated in the rear seat of the vehicle Infant And Child Restraints Safety experts recommend that children ride rear-facing in restraint. Two types of child restraints can be used rear- The infant carrier is only used rear-facing in the vehicle. It 5 SAFETY 137 |