Adult belt is not enough

[shemoo1991]

The belt can hang you dont wear it!

[JillianSK1]

This is why I like the Britax Parkway Booster Seat. It has an extra clip that slips onto the lap portion of the seat belt (after you've put the seat belt on) that prevents submarining.  I hope all boosters go this way! Keep your kids safe everyone. :)

[SiK20z3]

F--- it, wrap the kids in bubble wrap and throw'em in the trunk. Works for packages.

[drparpart]

Make sure that your child is in a booster as long as possible. Friends ask me why my 8 year old is still in a booster system car seat. Severe neck damage in a front end collision can occure when a seat belt is too not towards the outside of clavical or it is too loose.

[lizzyluv96]

@drparpart I Don't know what country you are from, but in Britain it would probably be law that your child use a booster seat. Are you from America? I don't know what the law is there.

[urlastkiss]

@drparpart it's the law up here in Canada to have your lil one's in a booster (once they outgrow the 5 point car seat) until they're 8

[MaikeruX88]

FATALITY

no but seriously.. hes to small to fit the belt.. duh

[TheRunescapernerd]

true. ! think it should have a sensor on in the brakes so when you slam it will lock before you fly fowards. this video shows major whiplashs and the poor dummy is getting little room for his feet.

very upset!

[scagliettileopard]

the seatbelt will act as a knife, damaging the neck badly.

[Meykuhh23]

@scagliettileopard yes indeed, i was in a car crash once and now i have a massive scarf in my neck

[isokessu]

@scagliettileopard Yeah but without the belt the kid flies through the driver and the windshield and they both die

[imperfecta89]

Basically, we're all doomed.

[ChrisBennett18]

thats just a dummy stupid it is enough to wear a seat belt think about how much an average person weights

[vctorascrt]

Any child under 4ft 9" should not be without a booster. Boosters are under $20 at Walmart, probably $5 or less at a garage sale. Seriously people, why risk your child's life? It's truly not about the money when it costs the same as lunch at McDonald's.

[PapoosesCPST]

Boosters cost as little as $15. A child's life is worth so much more than that.

Lap-only belts allow the upper half of the body to continue to move forward during a crash. A child's head is then MUCH more likely to impact the hard vehicle interior causing easily preventable spinal & brain injury.

[SonnieeS]

Сould afford a car but can't afford a booster?

[Crashsilumator26343]

well if you are poor

[sedimenjerry]

What about the gas.

The gas just to drive around probably costs more than a booster seat at goodwill.

[Crashsilumator26343]

Adult belt is the safest way to be if you can´t afford a Booster so this video needs to be rated 1/5

[mkgamesdotnet]

Or get a friggin seatbelt adjuster. They sell them at walmart; they clip on the belt and hold it out of short people's (and children's) faces and off their necks. They are crash tested as well and are being built into some cars.......

[NicolaMonk]

The problem isn't the shoulder belt- it's that the dummies torso is submarining under the lap belt. This is why we put children in booster seats, so that the lapbelt fits properly.

[mkgamesdotnet]

This isn't 100% true though. The Lap belt IS good enough. When back seats had lapbelts they could be used with children. When I was 5 and in the rear middle seat, my mom t-boned an SUV. I didn't slide under like this and I was a scrawny little skinny kid. I think the lapbelt itself is exceptable to use, but the shoulder harness is a no. And if you drive a more modern car with anti-submarining technology, you shouldn't do this.

[murty724]

Sorry, but you are very wrong. A lap belt only on a 5yr old CAN (and does) cause serious injury and even death. You were lucky.... I certainly won't take chances like this with my kids though. When we were kids, adults didn't know any better. Now we do - kids under the age of 6 should remain in a 5pt harness at. After that, a highback booster for as long as possible.

[mkgamesdotnet]

I definatly didn't know that. Well, I didn't slide under though, but then again, my mom was driving a '97 Grand Marquis. We had a scratched bumper, his Grand Cherokee had 5,000$ of damage haha. I do believe what you say is right, and my parents did have me in a car seat until I was at least 4, but back then it wasn't as well known to keep you in a booster.

[whattheheck1000]

I was born in 1992 and never had to ride in a booster seat. It was not common knowledge in the late 90s. In fact, my dad allowed me to ride up front in a '78 Scout with only a lap belt when I was 4. I'm glad we were never in an accident!

[mkgamesdotnet]

I was in '92 too. I still am more convinced that the big danger with children involves 3 point belts. They won't go over the right areas of the child. They will go over the neck and stomach areas. Lapbelts, however, no matter your size if tightened will go snuggly around your hips. I've been in 2 wrecks only wearing a lap belt, and both times I didn't have a scratch.

[cathwn]

But a lap belt only can rip you in half in a crash. If the torso is not restrained it flies forward whilst your bottom half is held in place. Not nice! There are many cases of lap belts causing serious harm to adult and child passengers alike.

[mkgamesdotnet]

Yes, this is true, but only for a twisted belt. In this case it does become a preferated knife and will cut you in half. A properly worn belt can not do this. The pelvis/femur region is one of the strongest in the body. The only thing that does happen in some SEVERE wrecks is something called "seatbelt syndrome" which can break your lower spine. The rumour they tear you in half, if true, would happen in such a severe wreck the g-forces would kill you in a 3 point anyway.

[cathwn]

I'm sorry, but you're wrong. If, as you pointed out, a lap belt is flat over the top of the legs, not around the pelvis, then in a crash the sharpest edge of the belt is going to be against the torso. Regardless, it's not the sharpness of the belt that does the damage, it's the fact that it is a thin belt restraining a heavy object that folds in half around it. The forward momentum of the torso and legs combined with the pelvis being restrained is what does the damage, not a "sharp" belt.

[mkgamesdotnet]

You are wearing it wrong then. It should come over the hipps and back (45 deg. angle). Yes, lap belts AREN'T as protective, that's obvious. In severe wrecks, the foward movement can break the spine causing "seatbelt syndrome". However, a wreck severe enough to tear someone in half; the G-Force would kill a person in a 3 point belt the same. My arguement is this; lap belt is better than nothing. For a child without a child seat, a lap belt would provide more protection than a 3 point.

[cathwn]

No matter how many times you make this statement "er, a wreck severe enough to tear someone in half; the G-Force would kill a person in a 3 point belt the same." it's still not going to be true. This has been proven not to be true.

[mkgamesdotnet]

If it can chop your body in half, then immaging the G-force on your internal organs! I'm not saying lap belts can keep you alive in as fast of accidents. From blunt force trama on dash, steering wheel, etc wearing a lapbelt alone will kill you. From the dispersal of energy over more of your body that a 3-point does, you will live through much higher speed accidents; however, while a person may be dead in a lapbelt, its not from being "cut in half" it is from severe g-force of blunt force trama.

[cathwn]

It doesn't actually chop the entire body in half, it separates the organs and affects the spinal column. The most likely place to be wearing a lap belt is in the rear centre seat, so not quite sure how they're going to hit the dash from there. We're also not talking about people that die from wearing a lap belt, we're talking about people that would have only had moderate injuries if wearing a 3-point, coming out with serious life altering injuries from the injury caused by the seatbelt.

[mkgamesdotnet]

Yes, that's what I was saying. A lapbelt isn't the same protection, but its not gonna chop you in half. Yes the spinal chord injuries and organ injuries are called "seatbelt syndrome". However, due to lapbelts being at center of gravity of the body, if no child seat is available, it is better to only use the lapbelt, as it is never good to have a shoulder belt over a child's face/neck. Also, maybe a seatbelt adjuster is advisable. They're sold at walmart and are crash tested for smaller people.

[kolinskavoda]

His head caught the whole body... The belt hook up the head...

[KatMomof3]

also showing that boosters should be used until a child is too big to use one!

[PoisonGirl6485]

Another video showing how a 5 point harness for as long as possible is the best for your child.

[viviandes]

omg