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[quote=Anonymous]People looking for stats are silly. I majored in statistics in college, and stats can lie. You can find any info you want. :) So, take a typical 8-12-year-old. If the child doesn't fit the adult belt (surely below 4'9" but often above this too), the belt is on the abdomen and neck. In a crash, um, ouch! There are actual kids who've been injured this way or even killed and it's not pretty. Hence, why boosters exist. You want the belt to be at the strongest part of the body. Pelvic bones and across the shoulder. You choose. Do you want the impact of a crash to rip your child in two? Why even risk it? It's just common sense. Use a booster until a child fits the adult belt. (And note most boosters have EPS foam which absorbs impact in a crash, so it's even more protection over a seatbelt, especially in a side-impact crash). My kids are only 7 and 9, but both are in boosters. And my 3-year-old is rear-facing. [/quote]
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