Car Seats, wheelchairs and/or strollers are secured by Bus Company personnel. The lists below contain some of the safety protocols bus companies follow in order to ensure your child’s safety.
- Should always be chosen based on occupant’s height, weight, and positioning needs.
- Should always be installed as intended by the manufacturer.
- Should always be secured to the vehicle seat with a LATCH system OR a seat belt, NOT both.
- Should never be used beyond its expiration date or if it has been involved in an accident.
- Ideally, harnesses should not be secured over bulky jackets. Instead, use the jacket as a blanket with the harness is secured underneath.
- Harness straps should be positioned at or above the shoulders, with the retainer clip positioned at the armpits.
- Should be forward facing.
- Should always be secured to the bus using 4-point tie downs OR a docking tie down
- The occupant should always be protected by a crash-tested lap AND shoulder belt OR a child restraint harness.
- Lap belts should be threaded between the armrests and seat back, making contact with the occupant’s body
- Seat belt should connect near the hip of the occupant.
- Shoulder belt should lay diagonally across the occupant, starting at the hip, crossing mid chest, crossing mid shoulder, and anchored above and behind the occupant
- Should be forward facing
- All accessories, bags and trays should be tied down securely.
ONLINE RESOURCES:
www.travelsafer.org, <a “_blank”=”” href=”http://www.nhtsa.gov”>www.nhtsa.gov, <a “_blank”=”” href=”http://www.safekids.org”>www.safekids.org