Governor signs stricter booster seat law
[2008-4-16]
Parents will have to place their children in booster seats when in a car through the age of 7 or until they are 4 feet 9 inches tall, whichever comes first, under a new state law.
The law, which goes into effect in 90 days, was pushed by Sen. Steven Baddour, D-Methuen, and Rep. Michael Costello, D-Newburyport. It was signed into law late yesterday by Gov. Deval Patrick.
It replaces the current requirement Abdomen Belt that only children up to age 5 and weighing less than 40 pounds sit in a booster seat. It also requires children under 12 who are not required to use a booster seat to wear a seat belt.
"The purpose of this legislation is to save children's lives," Baddour said. "All good parents want to do what's right for their children."
"This is a very effective and very inexpensive way that parents can protect their children from potentially fatal accidents," Costello said. "It makes sense from a public safety perspective, and it makes sense from a public health perspective."
Booster seats allow children who are too large for a child car seat but too small to sit in a car seat to sit high enough to be Abdomen Belt strapped in safely with a seat belt. Seat belts on small children can cross the abdomen and neck, rather than over the hips and shoulders, causing injury in a crash.
Massachusetts is now the 39th state to require booster seats.
The federal government is providing states $25 million over the next four years to adopt booster seat laws. Massachusetts could get up to $750,000, Baddour said.
The bill was supported by AAA Southern New England, which had lobbied for the law since 2001, after the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration first endorsed them.
A 2002 booster seat bill was pushed by Baddour and passed the House but stalled in the Senate Abdomen Belt.
The law, which goes into effect in 90 days, was pushed by Sen. Steven Baddour, D-Methuen, and Rep. Michael Costello, D-Newburyport. It was signed into law late yesterday by Gov. Deval Patrick.
It replaces the current requirement Abdomen Belt that only children up to age 5 and weighing less than 40 pounds sit in a booster seat. It also requires children under 12 who are not required to use a booster seat to wear a seat belt.
"The purpose of this legislation is to save children's lives," Baddour said. "All good parents want to do what's right for their children."
"This is a very effective and very inexpensive way that parents can protect their children from potentially fatal accidents," Costello said. "It makes sense from a public safety perspective, and it makes sense from a public health perspective."
Booster seats allow children who are too large for a child car seat but too small to sit in a car seat to sit high enough to be Abdomen Belt strapped in safely with a seat belt. Seat belts on small children can cross the abdomen and neck, rather than over the hips and shoulders, causing injury in a crash.
Massachusetts is now the 39th state to require booster seats.
The federal government is providing states $25 million over the next four years to adopt booster seat laws. Massachusetts could get up to $750,000, Baddour said.
The bill was supported by AAA Southern New England, which had lobbied for the law since 2001, after the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration first endorsed them.
A 2002 booster seat bill was pushed by Baddour and passed the House but stalled in the Senate Abdomen Belt.
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