Air bags that are turned off provide no protection to older children, teens, parents, or other adults riding in the front seat. If no other arrangement is possible and an older child must ride in the front seat, move the vehicle seat back as far as it can go, away from the air bag. Be sure the child is properly buckled. Keep in mind that your child may still be at risk for injuries from the air bag. The back seat is the safest place for children to ride.
Every state requires that infants and children ride buckled up.
However, more children are killed and injured in car crashes than from any other type of injury. Using a car seat correctly can prevent many of these injuries, but it is not as easy as you think. Just a little mistake in how the seat is used could cause serious injury to your child. Price does not always make a difference. Higher prices usually mean added features that may or may not make the seat easier to use.