SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS

SAVE LIVES

For Adults:

• Buckle Up- Always wear both the lap and shoulder belt tightly.
• Safety belts help keep you away from deploying air bags.
• Show your children that you buckle up. Children will buckle up, if you do.
• Sit back- Keep as much distance between yourself and the steering wheel, with or without an air bag, as is practical to operate the vehicle.
• ALL front seat passengers must be buckled.

For Children (over 8 years of age):

• Kids in Back - Whenever possible children should ride in the back seat buckled up.
• Wear BOTH lap and shoulder belts, especially if a child must sit in front.
• If the shoulder belt does not fit correctly, the child should remain in a booster seat, until the child is tall enough.
• Many people allow children to slip the shoulder belt behind their back. This is a dangerous habit, especially in vehicles with air bags!!
• If a child must sit in the front, move the seat back as far as possible, particularly in vehicles with passenger side air bags.

For Children in Car Seats

• All car seats need a TIGHT FIT . Install it according to both the child safety seat manual and the vehicle's owner manual.
• Rear facing infant seats - For infants from birth to 1 year old, AND who weigh up to 20 pounds. These should never used in the front seats where a passenger side air bag is present.
• Forward facing seats - For children between 20-40 pounds and over 1 year of age. (some newer models allow for a child up to 60 pounds)
• Booster seats - If a child has outgrown safety seats, he/she should be properly restrained in a booster seat until they are at least 8 years old, unless they are 4'9" tall or can sit with his back his/her back against the vehicle seatback with knees bent, without slouching.

Use them properly

BUCKLE UP, IT'S THE LAW

CONNECTICUT CHILD RESTRAINT LAW - C.G.S. 14-100a (d)

- Any person who transports a child under the age of 4, weighing less than 40 pounds must provide and require the child to use a child restraint system that meets the applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Any person who transports a child under the age of 4, weighing more than 40 pounds, must require the child to use a safety belt, or an approved child restraint system.

FINES:

1st offense - $60.00 and mandatory attendance at a child car safety course

2nd offense - Up to $199.00 and mandatory attendance at a child car safety course (possible 2 month suspension if any person fails to attend course)

3rd offense - Class A misdemeanor

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