Michigan's new child car seat laws take effect April 2 02:05. Stricter rules in Michigan involving how young children are seated – and where they sit – in a passenger vehicle take effect April 2.

85 children (under 13) were killed in Florida in passenger vehicles in 2022. Children ages 4 to 5, regardless of size, must be secured in a separate carrier, integrated child seat or booster seat.

Belt-positioning booster seat: Use until the vehicle’s lap and shoulder seat belts fit properly—generally when children are at least 4 feet, 9 inches tall (usually 8 to 12 years old).

Elected officials should require all buses -- particularly those that transport children -- to have seat belts and that it be mandatory for all of the occupants to wear them, writes Michael ...

Texas law requires all children under 18, unless taller than 4 feet 9 inches, to be in a car seat whenever they ride in a motor vehicle. Children under the age of 13 should ride in the backseat, ...

It’s recommended, but not required that children ages 8-12 ride in a booster seat until they’re big enough to fit in a seat belt without any help. Your child doesn’t need a booster seat when: ...

Michigan law allows a child who is four years of age or older to ride in the front seat of a car so long as certain car seat requirements and/or seat belt requirements are complied with. (MCL 257. ...

Jeanne Draughon is a nurse and a member of the Safe Kids Coalition. She’s been pushing for legislation to require seat belts for children between 8 and 18 years old who are passengers in the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — A state lawmaker wants to require all passengers riding in motor vehicles to wear a seat belt, and also fix a state law that removed the requirement that children be buckled up ...

Experts recommend keeping children in the back seat until they're big enough for seat belts to fit properly, as age, size, ...

While you might expect school buses to have similar safety features to cars, but most don't even have seatbelts. Why not, and is it a good idea to add them?

Oklahoma’s mandatory seat belt law has been in effect since 1987, so it seems odd that it wouldn’t just be second nature to latch your seat belt when you get in the car.