When your child is big enough to wear a lap-shoulder belt only, make sure the shoulder strap fits snugly. Buckle lap belts low and snug across the hips, not stomach. The force of a crash will pulla child from your arms. Your body can crush a child against the dashboard. Even so, safetybelts keep passengers unhurt and alert enough to escape.
Crashes happen suddenly, allowing less than one-half second toreact.
Very few adults can react that fast. Your chances of being killed are 25 times greater if you are thrown from the car.