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[camay2327]

It has been a very long time since we have had children in our vehicles.

 

We are have relatives coming in from Scotland and they have a 5 year old.

Is a booster seat and seat belt OK, or does he need an actual car seat

at 5 years old?

 

I think they want a booster so he can see out of the windows.

[ambrno33]

booster is fine as long as he is 40lbs. super affordable compared to a carseat.

[camay2327]

I just got this from the California Department of Motor Vehicles

 

New laws for 2012

 

Child Passenger Safety Seats. A change to California's Child Passenger Safety Seat law will now require children to ride in either a car seat or booster seat until the age of eight, or until they reach a height of 4 feet 9 inches. This law also requires children who do not meet the age or height requirement to ride in the rear seat of a vehicle unless the vehicle has no back seats, the restraint system cannot be properly installed or the rear seats are already occupied by children under age eight. However, the law still maintains that a child may not ride in the front seat of a vehicle with an active passenger airbag if they are under one year of age, less than 20 pounds, or riding in a rear-facing child safety seat. (SB 929, Evans)

 

 

https://www.dmv.ca.g...bout/leg/newleg

booster is fine as long as he is 40lbs. super affordable compared to a carseat.

Thanks.

[supermom]

Pretty soon they will have 40 year old men wrapped in bubbles and it will be illegal to take your kids out of the house.