Car seats and buses question

cookie123

New member
What age/weight does compartmentalization start being effective again? Are there any car seat on buses laws for preschoolers?
 
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Kecia

Admin - CPST Instructor
It is generally accepted that school buses that rely solely on the concept of compartmentalization to protect the kids in a crash kids are for kids over 40 lbs. In NY State school bus companies who transport kids younger than the typical K-12 age group are supposed to provide "appropriate" child restraints. Head Start programs (which receive federal funding) have even stricter guidelines that they have to follow.

But in NY State all our buses - including the full size buses - have seat belts. In many cases it's just a lap belt but at least it can be used to secure a seat with a harness.

Not sure what other states do - particularly in cases where the child needs to be RF.
 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob
Staff member
I was taught there was both a weight and height component and compartmentalization works best for children who are at least ”the size of an average first grader.”
 

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