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Under California's child passenger safety law, age and weight determine how and where a child must be buckled up in a car.
Features
Children who are under 6 years old, or who weigh less than 60 pounds, must be buckled into a proper child passenger restraint system (CPRS) in the back seat of the car.
Prevention
Children who are under 1 year old, weigh less than 20 pounds or are strapped into a rear-facing CPRS, can't ride in the front seat if there is an airbag system in place.
Considerations
According to the California Highway Patrol, rear-facing seats are to be used from infancy until a child weighs 20 to 35 pounds.
Effects
Use forward-facing seats for toddlers who are over the age of 1 and weigh at least 20 pounds. Children who weigh more than 40 pounds require booster seats. Children graduate to seat belts once they turn 6 or weigh at least 60 pounds.
Significance
According to the California Highway Patrol, the risk of injuries to children is reduced by 33 percent if they are in the back seat instead of the front seat.
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