Here are some additional tips on how to buckle up properly:

• The safest seat for children 12 and under is the back seat.
• A third of the deaths of children 12 and under in vehicle accidents could be avoided if children were placed in the back seat and buckled up.
• Pregnant women should place the lap belt as low as possible under the abdomen and the shoulder harness to the left of the tummy bulge and between the breasts. The safety belt will not harm an unborn baby; however, an unborn baby may be harmed if the mother becomes injured in a collision because she failed to wear a safety belt.
• If the area doesn’t have seatbelts because it isn’t meant to be ridden in – don’t ride there! It is illegal to transport passengers in the back of a flatbed truck, unless that flatbed is equipped with passenger restraint systems (The only exceptions are emergency situations and parades). It’s also illegal to transport animals back there (except for livestock and dogs used for ranching and farming), unless the truck is specially equipped to carry animals – it must be enclosed, or have side and tail racks of at least 46 inches in height extending vertically from the floor. Otherwise, the vehicle has to have means installed to keep the animal from falling (or jumping!) from the vehicle, such as a secured cage or tethers.
• Effective January 1, 2007, CVC 21712 states it is a misdemeanor violation for any driver to knowingly permit a person to ride in the trunk of a vehicle. Additionally, any passenger found guilty of riding in the trunk is guilty of an infraction.
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