CAR SEATS FOR KIDS TAKE CARE PROPER FIT, USE CRUCIAL.Byline: Peggy Peggy may refer to:
PALMDALE - Six-year-old Andrew Hughes Andrew Hughes might refer to:
Just buying a car seat isn't enough, Arellano noted. Parents also must ensure that the car seat is fastened correctly and that it fits the child. ``It's not going to do you any good if you don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how to install it correctly,'' said Arellano. Arellano buckled Andrew into a booster seat booster seat n. 1. A car seat for a small child that lifts the child by several inches, designed for use with an adult seat belt. 2. A seat placed on top of the seat of a chair, used to elevate a small child at a table. in a city van's middle seat, explaining a booster seat is a good idea if a child is too short to properly fit a shoulder belt. Putting the shoulder belt under the child's arm or behind their backs increases their risk of injury. Any child who is too short for the shoulder belt, regardless of his or her age, should use a booster seat, said Arellano. The safest place for a child seat is the center of a vehicle's rear seat, he noted. In conjunction with National Child Passenger Safety Week, which will run through Saturday, the city of Palmdale has purchased six child/infant car seats through a traffic safety grant from the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Office of Traffic Safety through the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. Two of the seats were given to the Palmdale sheriff's station to transport children in patrol cars, two were donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. to Robertson's Palmdale Honda to be used in the firm's passenger shuttle shuttle: see loom. shuttle In the weaving of cloth, a spindle-shaped device used to carry the crosswise threads (weft) through the lengthwise threads (warp). Not all modern looms use a shuttle; shuttleless looms draw the weft from a nonmoving supply. vans, and the other two will be used in city demonstrations. ``One of the things we want is to increase seat-belt compliance in the city of Palmdale,'' said Anne Ambrose, Palmdale's senior analyst for public safety. State law now requires that children under age 4 or weighing less than 40 pounds be securely restrained in a child car seat. In January 2002, state law will change to require safety and booster seats for children under age 6 or weighing less than 60 pounds. Adults driving children improperly im·prop·er adj. 1. Not suited to circumstances or needs; unsuitable: improper shoes for a hike; improper medical treatment. 2. restrained will be cited $271 for the first offense and $301 for the second offense. Each additional offense will result in increased fines. Robertson's Palmdale Honda is considering selling car seats, and will put child car safety brochures in its showroom. ``We thought we would do a little education in our showroom because a lot of our agents have children,'' said Ron Emard, general manager of Robertson's Palmdale Honda. ``We're very happy to be part of it.'' Many 2000 and 2001 cars come equipped with anchors for car seat tethers, Emard noted. ``We're seeing the automobile manufacturers get much more involved,'' said Emard. The city began using the $93,656 state grant in April 2000. Programs financed with it include bicycle helmet A bicycle helmet is a helmet intended to be worn while riding a bicycle. They are designed to attenuate impacts to the head of a cyclist in falls while minimizing side effects such as interference with peripheral vision. giveaways and promotions on bicycle safety Bicycle safety is the use of practices designed to reduce risk associated with cycling. Some of this subject matter is hotly debated: for example, the discussions as to whether bicycle helmets or cyclepaths really deliver improved safety. , school bus safety and pedestrian A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case historically. History Walking is the primary means of human locomotion. safety for children. It will fund the Youth Safety Fair to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 21 at the Palmdale Youth Library's parking lot. To receive more information on car seat installation or pedestrian and bicycle safety, contact the Palmdale sheriff's office at (661) 267-4300 or the Palmdale Crime Prevention Unit at (661) 267-5153. How to be safe in a child seat Child Seat Tips Recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics ("AAP") is an organization of pediatricians, physicians trained to deal with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. Its motto is: "Dedicated to the Health of All Children. --Infants should ride in rear-facing child safety seats until they weigh 20 pounds and are 1 year old. --Never place a rear-facing child safety seat in front of an air bag. --Children who weigh more than 20 pounds and are older than 1 year should ride in the back seat of the vehicle in a forward-facing child safety seat for as long as the child fits well. That means until the child's ears reach above the top of the seat back and shoulders are above the seat strap slots. --Children who have outgrown their child safety seats but are too small to wear seat belts properly should ride in booster seats. Children must ride in safety seats until they are age 4 and weigh 40 pounds. --Children should graduate to a seat belt when it fits properly. A proper fit is when it can be worn with the lap portion of the belt low and tight across the hips and the shoulder portion across the shoulders without cutting across the face or neck. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Andrew Hughes sits in a child safety seat as a sheriff's deputy demonstrates its proper use. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Box: How to be safe in a child seat (see text) |
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