There are many places around the metro area where you can get your car seat checked for free. By Colorado law, all occupants in a vehicle must wear a seat belt, and it is a primary offense for anyone under the age of 16 not to use a seat belt or child restraint.Īpproximately 3/4 of children ride in car seats that are not properly installed. Be sure to wear the seat belt properly: lap belt across the hips and shoulder strap comfortably crossing the shoulder between the neck and arm never place the shoulder belt behind the arm or back.
Seat belt: When a child's knees bend comfortably over the edge of the vehicle seat without slouching, and the child is at least 4'9", he or she is likely ready to use a seat belt alone. The back seat is always the safest location for children to ride. Keep children in a booster seat until they are at least 4'9". Colorado law requires children to ride in a car seat or booster seat until their 8th birthday, but many children will not properly fit in a seat belt alone at this age. Booster seats should never be used with lap-only seat belts. Booster seat: Once a child outgrows the forward-facing car seat, he or she is likely ready to use the lap and shoulder belt with a booster seat, still in the back seat. The tether should be used on all forward-facing car seats. The 5-point harness is superior in safety compared to a booster seat. Keep a child in the 5-point harness until he or she reaches the maximum height and weight for the seat, regardless of age. Forward-facing car seat: Once a child outgrows the rear-facing car seat, he or she is ready for a forward-facing car seat with a 5-point harness. Rear-facing is the safest restraint for a child. Most convertible car seats will accommodate children rear-facing up to 40 pounds or more. Colorado law requires infants up to 1 year and 20 pounds to be rear-facing however the American Academy of Pediatrics, Safe Kids Worldwide, and many other safety experts recommend staying rear-facing until your child reaches the maximum height or weight for the seat. Rear-facing car seats should never be put in the front seat in front of an airbag. Rear-facing car seat: All infants and children should be placed in a rear-facing car seat with a 5-point harness until they reach the maximum height or weight allowed by their seat. 
There are four steps to child passenger safety: But because of children's smaller sizes, a regular seat belt won't properly protect them until they are older.
All occupants of all ages should be properly restrained in a moving vehicle.
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