Car Seat FAQs

When New York enacted the country’s first seat belt law in 1984, it sparked a national debate about the government’s role in personal safety. Personal freedom advocates saw seat belt laws as an encroachment on their ability to make choices. Such laws used the coercive power of law enforcement and the judiciary to make people choose …

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For decades we’ve all heard that the rear seat of a vehicle is the best place for a car seat. And, in most cases, this is true. There are however, some vehicles which have rear seats which can collapse and injure or kill a child in the rear seat. It’s terrifying, but more than one …

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According to Oregon State Law, children must ride in rear-facing car seats until the age of 2. It wasn’t always this way, Oregon’s children used to graduate to forward facing car seats up until May 26, 2017, when House Bill 3404 became law. Click here for a list of the top rated rar-facing car seats. …

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On May 25, 2017, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed House Bill 3404 into law. Effective May 26, 2017, children must ride in rear-facing car seats until the age of 2. Infants are significantly safer in a rear facing car seat until 2 years of age. A good idea? Research and studies show that babies are …

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Beginning July 1, 2018, California Law requires a passenger on a bus equipped with seat belts to be properly restrained by a safety belt. This law also requires children who are at least 8 years of age but under 16 years of age to be properly restrained by a safety belt or an appropriate child …

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Today someone asked us: “Hello, I live in Italy and will be coming to California in January with our newborn of 2.5 months. We wondered i the car seat we have here is ok to use in California? It’s a cybex iris m air. We are planning to travel with carseat and stroller frame and …

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In California, a child is ready for a booster seat when they have outgrown the weight or height limit of their forward-facing harnesses, which is typically between 40 and 65 pounds, depending on the seat’s specifications. Source: California Highway Patrol. In California, children under the age of 8 must be secured in a car seat …

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In the State of Washington, children can move to a booster seat when they reach the top height or weight limit allowed by your forward facing car seat’s manufacturer. Additionally, all children under the age of 13 must be securely fastened in the car’s back seat. No person may operate a motor vehicle unless all …

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