1996 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 51

Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear seat. But they need to use the safety belts properly. 0 Children who aren't buckled up can be thrown out in a crash. Children who aren't buckled up can strike other people who are. Never do this. Here two children are wearing the same The belt. belt can't properly spread the impact forces. In a crash, the two children can crushed together be and seriously injured.A belt must be used by only one person at a time. What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt, is but the childis so small that the shoulder belt very close to the child's face or neck? I A: Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but be sure that the shoulder belt still is on the child's shoulder, so that in a crash the child's upper body would have the restraint that belts provide. If the child is sitting ina rear seat outside position, see "Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides" in the Index. If the child is so small that the shoulder belt is still very close to the child's face or neck, you might want to place the child in thecenter seat position, the one that has onlya lap belt. 1-43