age of kids to sit in front seat
A - Use the seat belt fit test on all children under 13 years of age to be sure they are big enough to safely use the adult seat belt without a booster seat. 1  Have the child sit all the way back on the vehicle seat. Check to see if the knees bend. 2  Buckle the lap and shoulder belt. child passenger safety specialist. In almost every case, don't let your child ride in the front seat until he's at least 13 years old — and passenger safety organizations such as SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. go even further and recommend keeping your child in the backseat until he's old enough to drive himself. New York State law requires all front seat passengers to wear seat belts. Children under the age of 16 must wear seat belts when they are in the front seat or the back seat. Children under the age of four must ride in safety seats. See the information above about safety restraint systems required for children until their 8th birthday. Typical Regulations. States that use height as a requirement for sitting in the front seat most often specify 4 feet, 9 inches, as the minimum suggested front-seat height. No child under the age of 13 should sit in the front seat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some states don't specifically list age, height or weight requirements for sitting in the front seat, but they do specify that children should reach 4 feet, 9 inches, before using an adult seat belt. 3 years and younger in a child restraint; 4 years through 7 years must be in a child restraint or booster seat. 4 through 7 years who are taller than 4'9; 4 through 7 years who are at least 40 pounds seated in a rear seat where if there are no available lap/shoulder belts, may be restrained by a lap belt. younger than 1 year or less than 20 pounds in a rear-facing child restraint; 1 through 6 years who is less than 60 pounds in a child restraint or booster seat (booster seats may only be used in a seating position with a lap and shoulder belt) 7 through 15 years and 60+ pounds3. A - Use the seat belt fit test on all children under 13 years of age to be sure they are big enough to safely use the adult seat belt without a booster seat. Have the child sit all the way back on the vehicle seat. Check to see if the knees bend. naturally at the seat edge. A - Use the seat belt fit test on all children under 13 years of age to be sure they are big enough to safely use the adult seat belt without a booster seat. Have the child sit all the way back on the vehicle seat. naturally at the seat edge. If they do, continue the test. younger than 2 years and less than 40 pounds and less than 40 inches in a rear-facing infant seat (effective 01/01/2017); 7 years and younger who are less than 57 inches must be in an appropriate child passenger restraint system2. 8 through 15 years or at least 57 inches. Several states have laws requiring children to sit in the back until a certain age, so be sure to check the law in your state. Riding in the front seat simply isn't as safe as riding in the back. Buckling a child into the backseat instead of the front reduces his risk of being killed in a crash by a third.
Minimum 13