What is the law regarding the age and or weight a child should be before they can ride in the front seat?
• Children under age 8 must ride in a properly installed car seat or booster seat, unless 4’9″ tall. • Passengers age 8-15 must be buckled up at all times, in all seating positions. Question: I have a 5-month-old that weighs 20 pounds, and has outgrown his infant car seat. Can he be placed in a convertible car seat facing forward? Answer: It is VERY important that an infant stay rear-facing until at least age one and 20 pounds. The vertebrae in a child’s neck are not completely developed until age one. Infants have large, heavy heads on a “weak” stem (neck). That is why infants face the rear of the vehicle – so that their entire body will take the force in a crash. If you turn them around to face forward too soon, their large heavy heads are thrown forward which presents a very high risk of a brain injury, broken neck, spinal cord damage, etc. Your infant should remain rear-facing in a convertible seat until at least age one. You should look for a convertible model that goes rear-facin
