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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought riders had to be at least 13 to sit in front seat?[/quote]

It is the APA's recommendation after a study showed that kids ages 8-16 are 40% more likely to be critically injured or die in the front seat than the back seat - both properly belted.[b]  It used to be 12, they raise it to 13 last year. [/b] It has nothing to do with how tall or big the kids are, their bone structure and density is different than an adult.  Not only that, even in minor car crashes, the front air bag deployed can knock a kid pretty hard.  Airbags are made for the minimum, which to the manufacturers, is a 165 lb grown men.

Once they move up there, make sure the seat is all the way back if no one is behind them.  If someone is, minimum halfway back.  Always buckled tight with minimal clothing (no bulky coats)

I highly doubt kids will remember and hate you for making them ride in the back seat.  But even if they do, at least they are alive to hate you.  Think of your worse case scenario in an MVA and think where would you want your kids in that vehicle.  You don't get a do-over in life.

Signed,
National CPS certified Mom of 4

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Other mom of 4 (the one with two older than 12, two younger than 12) here.   I didn't realize they updated it to 13--last I heard was 12 so that is what I was going by, not that it makes a difference for my family since they don't want to sit in front anyway  :P

Thanks for the info!  :)[/quote]

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