1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue Owner's Manual - Page 57

Accident statisticsshow that children aresafer if they are restrained in the seat. Butthey need to use the rear safety belts properly. 0 Children who aren't buckled up can be thrown out in a crash. Children who aren't buckled up can strike other people who are. 0 Never do this. Here two children are wearing the same belt. The belt can'tproperly spread the impact forces. In a crash, the two children can be crushed together and seriously injured. A belt must be usedby only oneperson at atime. Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt, but the child isso small that the shoulder belt is very closeto the child's face or neck? Move the childtoward the centerof the vehicle,but be sure that theshoulder belt still is on the child's shoulder, so that in a crashthe child's upper body would have the restraint that belts provide. If the 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 neck, you might or want to place the childin the center seat position, the one that only a lapbelt. has A: 1-49