1996 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 52

Accident statisticsshow that children are safer they if are restrained in the rear seat. they need to use the But safety belts properly. Children who aren't buckled up can be thrown out in a crash. Children who aren't buckled up strike other can people who are. # Never do this. Here two children are ,wearing the same The belt. belt can't properly spread the impact forces. In a crash, thetwo children canbe crushed together and seriously injured. A belt must be used by only one person at a time. e.' What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt, A: belt but the child so small that the shoulder is is very close to thechild's face or neck? Move the child towardthe center of 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 havethe restraint that belts provide.If the child is sitting in rear seat outside position,see a "Rear Safety BeltComfort Guides" in the Index. If the child is so small that the shoulder belt is still r very closeto the child's face o neck, youmight want to place the child in the center seat position, the one that hasonly a lap belt. . 1-44