Which statement accurately describes the booster seat's appropriate age and weight range?

Which statement accurately describes the booster seat's appropriate age and weight range?

• A. 4-7 years old and 30-60 lbs
• B. 6-9 years old and 60-100 lbs
• C. 3-6 years old and 20-40 lbs
• D. 5-8 years old and 40-80 lbs

Answer: (D)

Booster seats are used after a child has outgrown a forward-facing car seat but still needs help getting the vehicle’s seat belt to fit correctly. The belt should lay across the child’s upper thighs and chest, not the stomach or neck, so the booster helps position the belt to protect vital areas in a crash. The statement describing five- to eight-year-olds who weigh about forty to eighty pounds matches the typical range when a booster seat is appropriate. At this age and weight, many children are tall enough that a regular seat belt fits better with the booster’s help. If a child is younger or lighter, they’d generally still need a car seat or harness, and if they’re heavier or taller (around eighty pounds or more), they may be ready to use a seat belt without a booster, assuming the belt fits properly at their height.

Booster seats are used after a child has outgrown a forward-facing car seat but still needs help getting the vehicle’s seat belt to fit correctly. The belt should lay across the child’s upper thighs and chest, not the stomach or neck, so the booster helps position the belt to protect vital areas in a crash.

The statement describing five- to eight-year-olds who weigh about forty to eighty pounds matches the typical range when a booster seat is appropriate. At this age and weight, many children are tall enough that a regular seat belt fits better with the booster’s help. If a child is younger or lighter, they’d generally still need a car seat or harness, and if they’re heavier or taller (around eighty pounds or more), they may be ready to use a seat belt without a booster, assuming the belt fits properly at their height.