Thinking Of Buying a New Family Car? Ask These Safety Questions Before Choosing a Vehicle
- Are there enough safety belts for everyone?
- Can the vehicles lap and shoulder belts fit children who have outgrown their child safety seats?
- Will a child be sitting in a booster seat?
- Is there enough room in the rear seat to properly install a child safety seat?
- Does the car have lower anchors and tethers for a child safety seat?
- Can the manufacturer provide retrofit tether anchor kits?
- Will the seat interfere with proper child safety seat installation?
- Do the seats have locking features for child safety seats?
- Are adjustable lap belts available?
- Are built in child safety seats available?
- Is there head restraint protection for the rear seats to reduce rearward head movement?
- Are there safety door locks (so children cannot open doors from inside)?
- Are there window switch override buttons (so the driver control the windows)?