Simulation of 6-year-old Child Seated in Front Seat Versus Rear Seat in a 35mph Crash

For more information on how to choose and install child safety seats and booster seats, go to www.chop.edu/carseat.

In this simulation, we show a 6-year-old child properly restrained in the rear seat in a belt-positioning booster seat during a 35 mph crash versus the same child sitting unrestrained in the front seat. While the movement of the child in the booster seat is controlled, the child seated up front continues to move forward as the vehicle slows in anticipation of the impact. At the point of impact, the child is right up against the deploying passenger airbag, putting the child at risk of severe head, neck, and chest injuries, and possibly death.

Research tells us that all children younger than age 13 should be restrained in the rear seats of vehicles for optimal protection, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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• child safety
• injury
• child injury
• CHOP
• airbag
• booster seat
• seat belt
• child safety seat
• carseat
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• child passenger safety
• crash
• car crash
• car accident

[ellabellaz101]

Ouch lol