1998 Oldsmobile Aurora Owner's Manual - Page 61

If you have the choice, a child should sit next to a wear a lap-shoulder belt and window so the child can a get the additional restraint shoulder belt can provide. Accident statisticsshow that childrenare safer if they are restrained in the rear But they need to use the seat. safety beltsproperly. 0 Children who aren't buckledup can be thrown out in a crash. 0 Children who aren'tbuckled up can strikeother people who are. Never do this. Here two children are wearing the same belt.The belt can't properly spread the impact forces. In a crash, the two children can be crushed together and seriously injured. A belt must be used by only oneperson at a time. &.' What if a child is wearing lap-shoulder belt, a but the child isso small that the shoulder belt is very closeto thechild's faceor neck? A: Move the child toward the centerof the vehicle,but be sure that the shoulder belt is on the child's still shoulder, so that in a crash the child's upper body would have the restraint that belts provide. the If child is sitting in rear seat outside position, see a "Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides" in the Index. If the childis so small that the shoulder belt is still very close to the child's face or neck, you might want to place the childin the center seat position, the one that only a lap belt. has 1-49