Do not put the shoulder belt under your arm or behind your back. If your car has air bags, make sure you wear both the lap and shoulder belt for the best protection. Move the seat back as far as possible from the air bag. Never place babies under one year old in the front seat of a car with a passenger-side air bag. Always keep babies in the back seat and facing the rear of the car.
All children are safest in the back seat using the safety belt or in a child safety seat.
Pregnant women should always wear the lap and shoulder belt, with the lap belt firmly placed under the belly and across the hips. By protecting Mom, the baby has the best chance of surviving a crash. Nearly one out of three crashes where someone dies is related to speeding. Speeding makes it hard to steer safely around curves or objects in the roadway. August 1997 The American College of Emergency Physicians is a national medical society representing more than 19,000 physicians who specialize in emergency medicine.