1997 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual - Page 56

Accident statisticsshow that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear seat. But they need touse the safety belts properly. 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. 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 can be crushed together and seriously injured. belt must be used by A only one personat a time. @ What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt, but the child so small that the shoulder belt is is very close to thechild's face or neck? Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but be sure that the shoulder belt still is the child's on shoulder, so that in a crash.thechild's upper body f would have the restraint thatbelts provide. I the child is sitting in a rear seat outside position, see "Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides" in the Index. If the child is so small that the shoulder belt is still very close to the child's face or neck, might you want to place the child in the center seat position, the one that has only a lap belt. A: 1-44