DH does not believe you should not use the lap belt only

augustgirl69

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He actually scoffed at me when I would not let my DD (9 and not in a car seat) ride in the middle of our van that has a lap belt only- does anyone have a link or 2 so I can show him how dangerous this would be???
TIA
 
ADS

Victorious4

Senior Community Member
Start with the 3 Phases of a Crash: the upper body is unrestrained so the head & spine are at high risk of impacting the vehicle interior thus suffering otherwise easily preventable yet permanent/severe damage. My Preschool--Preteen page might also be helpful, specifically the following links within that page....

http://www.cpsafety.com/articles/lapbelts.aspx
http://stokes.chop.edu/programs/injury/files/PCPS_Charts_Images/seatbelt_syndrome_skeletal.pdf

& finally this example of Seatbelt Syndrome for shock value. (WARNING > this is a preteen girl whose internal organs had to be removed & then stuffed back inside :eek::()

Best of luck. . . .
 

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