Georgia law requires all children under the age of three to be secured in an approved child safety seat and anyone under age 18 must be appropriately restrained. Bear in mind that seat belts are designed to restrain adults, not children. The greatest number of crashes actually occur during short trips at low speeds. About 75 percent of all crashes occur within 25 miles of home. About 40 percent of all fatal crashes occur on roads where the posted speed limit is 45 miles per hour or less.
Children are safest in the back seat .
Even for adults, air bags are designed to be used in conjunction with a seat-belt. Georgia has child safety seat programs through the local health department and emergency medical service agencies to serve economically disadvantaged parents. Call your local health department to determine if child safety seats are available. Due to lack of funds, seats are not always available. Read your child safety seat instruction manual and your car owner s manual for directions on proper installation.