2008 Honda S2000 Owner's Manual - Page 32

Main Menu Table Of Contents Protecting Children Children depend on adults to protect them. However, despite their best intentions, many adults do not know how to properly protect child passengers. If you ever need to drive with a child in your vehicle, be sure to read this section. It begins with important general guidelines, then presents special information for small children who must ride in a forwardfacing child seat, and for larger children. All Children Must Be Restrained Each year, many children are injured or killed in vehicle crashes because they are either unrestrained or not properly restrained. In fact, vehicle accidents are the number one cause of the death of children ages 12 and under. To reduce the number of child deaths and injuries, every state and Canadian province requires that children be properly restrained when they ride in a vehicle. Any child who is too small to wear a seat belt must be restrained in an approved child seat that is properly secured to the vehicle (see pages General Guidelines Larger children must be restrained with a lap/shoulder belt and ride on a booster seat until the seat belt fits them properly (see pages 37 40 ). Driver and Passenger Safety Children who are unrestrained or improperly restrained can be seriously injured or killed in a crash. Any child too small for a seat belt should be properly restrained in a child seat. A larger child should be properly restrained with a seat belt and use a booster seat if necessary. 33 36 ). 2008 S2000 29