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They changed the wording today. Not sure exactly what it means - don't have time to look at it closely, and the "not more than" and "not less than" is very confusing. But it looks like kids would have to be in a booster until 57" or their 10th birthday. I like that a lot.
Here's the current wording:
(A) IF THE CHILD WEIGHS NOT MORE THAN 30 POUNDS OR IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OF AGE, IN A REAR-FACING CHILD SEAT.
(B) IF THE CHILD WEIGHS NOT LESS THAN 30 POUNDS BUT LESS THAN 50 POUNDS, OR IS 2 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER BUT LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF AGE, IN A FORWARD-FACING CHILD SEAT.
(C) IF THE CHILD IS NOT MORE THAN 57 INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS 50 POUNDS OR MORE, OR IS 5 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER BUT LESS THAN 10 YEARS OF AGE, IN A BOOSTER SEAT.
5 and 40 would be better. There's some 9 year olds that aren't 50 pounds.
My future DIL She's 9 and not even 40 pounds yet. My 3 year old is only about 7 pounds behind her.5 and 40 would be better. There's some 9 year olds that aren't 50 pounds.
It says if the child is 30-50 lbs OR is age 2-5, they must be in a harness. So, a child must be 50 lbs AND over 50 lbs for neither of those things to be true.It looks like the 50lb minimum is only for,kids under 5. Once they turn 5, they move into the booster portion
The document I linked to earlier has the usual exemptions for medical issues, size, etc. I'd link to it again here but I'm on my phone and it takes me forever to type a post even without including a link.They could easily fix the rf/ff thing by making the wording on the second part ”a five point harness child seat” rather than ” forward facing.” Although I suppose that excludes the kiddy. There should also be a medical exemption with doctor's consultation if there isn't already (there are obese children who are over 50 before 2... There are kids with low weights and medical problems who need a ff sn seat...)
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