3. Air Bags  A balloon type device design to help protect you when your car is struck.  They usually deploy at speeds of over 20 mph.  Are listed as a “Passive Restraint Device”.  They do not reduce the need for wearing a safety belt!!

5. Safety Belts  Safety belts are called Active Restraint Devices- not an automatic feature!  Make sure your safety belt is not twisted.  Make sure that it is securely fastened.  Adjust it to where it is comfortable but not worn improperly.  As the driver you are responsible for everyone in the vehicle. Make sure everyone wears their safety belts!!

7. Advantages of Wearing Safety Belts  The driver stays in the driving compartment, so he/she can control the vehicle better.  The driver and occupants stay in the vehicle, this reduces chances of injuries.  The body gets slowed down gradually. Without belts the body stops abruptly which increases brain trauma and internal injuries

8. Advantages of Wearing Safety Belts  The occupants are not thrown into the vehicles involved in the crash.  Occupant will not hit the driver so that he/she may keep as much control of the vehicle as possible!

9. Head Restraints  Standard equipment on front seats and optional on rear seats of some vehicles.  Quite simply these are the pads on top of your seats.  They protect against whiplash, especially when your vehicle is hit from behind.  Head restraints should be high enough to make contact with the back of your head not the base of your skull.

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11. Alabama Safety Belt Laws  Alabama Law requires front seat occupants to use a safety belt when riding in passenger vehicles.  Anyone under the age of 15 must wear a safety belt in the back seat.  You can and will get pulled over for not wearing a safety belt.

12. Alabama Child Restraint Laws  Alabama Law requires that all children six and under occupy a federally approved child restraint system when riding in a motor vehicle. Both front and back seats are mandated!  Four and five year olds may use standard safety belts instead of child safety seats.  Ages three and under must be in a federally approved car seat.

13. Child Restraint Laws in Alabama  younger than 1 or less than 20 pounds in a rear-facing infant seat ;

14. Child Restraint Laws in Alabama  Age 1through age 3 or 20-40 pounds in a forward-facing child safety seat;

15. Child Restraint Laws in Alabama  Children 5 years old are required to sit in a booster seat.

16. Car seat accessories