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As an active Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technician (2002-Present) and Instructor (2004-Present), Sarah Tilton is the Britax Americas safety spokesperson within the advocacy community participating in child passenger safety activities at a local, state and national level. She is currently active with the Safe Kids South Carolina, Safe Kids York County (SC), Safe Kids North Carolina, and Charlotte Mecklenburg (NC) coalitions. She has also held leadership positions as a member of the National Child Passenger Safety Board representing the At Large population and the Manufacturers Alliance for Child Passenger Safety. Sarah is an internationally recognized CPS advocate and is deeply embedded in the study and advancement of child passenger safety. She is highly involved in public outreach programs, practical automobile safety training & research and child passenger technician training.
BCB recently caught up with Sarah Tilton to understand the basics of car seat safety as winter approaches.
A: Even though the car seat harness may seem snug on your child while wearing a coat, in the event of a crash, the coat could compress, creating slack in the harness that allows your child to move about in the seat.
A: First, it’s important to know how to tell if your child’s harness is tight enough, whether they’re wearing a winter coat or a t-shirt. To make sure your child’s harness is snug enough, perform the simple Pinch Test:
A: Always check the tightness of the harness strap every time you buckle children into their car seats, especially when they are wearing heavy coats.
A: Now that you know what a properly snug harness looks like, you can check if your child’s coat is acceptable to wear in a car seat:
A: If your child’s coat is too bulky to be worn with the car seat, you may consider some of these alternatives for keeping your child warm in your vehicle:
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