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Is your child protected in a crash? The Road Scholar PHOTOS COURTESY IIHS A PROPER BOOST - Look at the different positions of the seat belt on this six-year-old girl in the same vehicle. In the photo on the left, the seat belt rests on the girl's abdomen and cuts across her neck; a less-than-ideal position should there be an accident. The booster seat in the center photo doesn't really improve the seat belt position. It is still over the girl's abdomen and cutting into her neck. The photo on the right shows a booster that correctly positions the lap portion of the seat belt across the top of her thighs and the shoulder portion across the top of shoulder. If you think your child is safely buckled up, you might want to double- check. A study by the Na- tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) re- vealed that nearly 73 percent of all child restraints are used improperly, while a recent study by AAA, which conducts car seat checks nationwide, showed that almost 80 per- cent of child safety seats were installed incorrectly. What's more, making sure that your child restraint is appropriate for your child is something that needs to be assessed regularly. Because children's bodies are chang- ing shape rapidly, the key is to determine what makes the most sense for their bodies at that time. "Parents really need to assess the child every few months in the safety seat and in the different vehicles he or she travels in," says Lorrie Walker, chief training manager for National Safe Kids. According to federal guide- lines, infants should ride in a rear-facing child safety seat until age one and (not or) they weigh at least 20 pounds. Tod- dlers who weigh 20-40 TJ- pounds should ride in j(J) a forward-facing child safety seat. Children aged 4-8 who weigh more than 40 pounds should sit in a booster seat, with or without a back, until they are at least 4'9" tall. Laws, however, vary from state-to-state , so before you pull out of the driveway, be sure to check the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety's website at www.actsinc.org for the laws by state. Child safety laws for Massachusetts require children under age five and weighing less than 40 pounds to be in a child restraint and children from age 5 to 12 to wear a seat belt . While these laws are less restrictive than the federal guidelines, it doesn't mean parents shouldn't consider following NHTSA's recommen- dations. While many older children do not ride in booster seats because state laws don't require it, research shows that children in one have a less of a chance of injury if they are in a car crash. These children are faced with the possibility of submarining in a crash—slid- ing underneath the lap por- tion of the seatbelt— /¦ which can cause serious <-*) internal injuries. The subma- rining issue is pivotal when comparing older children in booster seats versus those in lap-and-should belts alone. "Because the geometry is dif- ferent in a child than an adult, you need to have the lap belt over their thighs. By elevating the child in the seat, it helps position the belt properly," says Ingrid Skogsmo, director of Volvo Cars Safety Center. Part of the reason why submarining is problem is be- cause of the way children tend to sit in the seat when they are not in a booster. "For older kids, using a restraint so they do not scoot their bottom forward will the improve fit of the seat belt and reduce their potential for injury," says Dr. Steve Rouhana , group lead for occupant protection at Ford's Research Science Lab. Using a booster seat doesn't always guarantee that it will improve the seat belt fit for every child. There are so many shapes of rear vehicle seats and so many different types of boosters that not all work well together. Plus, it's a challenge for booster seat makers to accommodate the wide range of sizes of children, so fit may change as he or she grows. "Your best bet is to take the child, the booster and the vehicle and test out all three," says Susan Ferguson, senior vice president of research at Insurance Institute for High- way Safety (IIHS). "Customizable restraints in rear seats are a better long- term solution than today 's child restraints. However, even if we had fully customizable restraints in every new vehicle coming on the market right now, we would still need a so- lution for all the vehicles that are on the road today. 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W AMEH™REVOLUTION Ijjf b W,th approved credit. iss?B E r i n D 477 9344 ¦ S" E?J » JT. 7?^ Upper Cape C H E V R O L E T /] 432-2303 Makes You Wanna Ct,,;Vf Lower Cape m mm W-QfVl/Cv^ E-Mail: infcKgbeardauto.com^s^^ ^ www.BeardAuto.com ^—*n #5164 ^; PuRiTan EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF USED BUICKS. imm WE'VE INCREASED OUR INVENTORY Ranier OF FUEL-EFFICIENT BUICKS Rendevous LaCrosse i ^ ^9ifVw^i ~ *,s?-^. ^"KSfeK.-c i '^*¥i^8| ^i ^B BTI Richards tmi Buick Manager Certified USED VEHICLES ^^ T*. (Ugh, W»* Th* R,om C* ^L PuRiTan^ ^i"Hi8h™ E" BUICK • PONTIAC jWp ^ f 508-775-71 1 1 GMCTRUCK I f f ' www.puritan autos.com jtfg^ Quantum (§If§§Mechan/cs 508-394-5193 45 Huntington Ave. (Off White 's Path) South Yarmouth Cordwood Update $2.6 M down, $700K to go The Barnstable Land Trust is about $700,000 away from completing its other big project: saving the 23-acres Cordwood property in Cotuit. Through a creative arrangement , private investors purchased the property last year, keeping it out of de- velopment. The land trust was then given a little more than a year to raise the $3.4 million purchase the property and keep it in conserva- tion in perpetuity. The Cordwood parcel is seen as akey piece for both recreational and wildlife concern, abut- ting the much larger MaryBarton Trust land, which surrounds Eagle Pond. June 30 looms large for the land trust , as the deadline for both the Bayview land and Cordwood. When added together,BLTmust find $1 million in contribu- tions in the next the months. CONTINUED FROM PAGE B:1 land and marshland, which abuts Bridge Creek. Natural lands that fringe the creek'secosystem help to protect the quality of the Sandy Neck/ Great Marsh Area of Critical En- vironmental Concern (ACEC). The land was once part of the much larger BayView Stock Farm, a 600-acre working farm until about 1928 when a fire consumed the house and barn. Through the work of BLT and TNC, more than $500,000 has al- ready been committed from the State and Federal Land and Water Conservation funds. "We are hoping that local residents will agree that the scenic integrity of the area is an important community asset and that they will demonstrate their concern by contributing to Phase 2 of the Bayview Farm Project ," says Kristie Kapp of West Barnstable. "Our goal is to preserve this undeveloped land forever. And in doing so further protect the Bridge Creek estuary and the unique Sandy Neck/Great Marsh ecosystem." To support the Bayview Farm Preservation .Initiative send a check to Barnstable Land Trust at PO. Box 224, Cotuit, MA 02635. For more information or to make a gift of securities, contact the BLT office at 508-771-2585. BLT has preserved more than 600 acres in the Town of Barnstable through gift,purchaseand conserva- tion restriction.Tolearnmore about Barnstable Land Trust and to view the catalog of properties BLT has helped preserve, go to www.blt.org. Preserving Bayview... Letters to the editor The Barnstable Patriot welcomes letters to the editor. Please keep them brief and either type or print them neatly.Include name, address and tele- phone number. Anony- mous letters will not be published, but names will', be withheld upon request.. We reserve the rightto edit all submissions. THE BARNSTABLE PATRIOT P.O. BOX 1208 HYANNIS, MA 02601 OR E-MAILTO letters@barnstablepatriot.com Cars in Motion Drivers Wanted. ^^yfJIIUIp^^X J 508-775-3049 • 1-800-439-3049 I www.tracyvw.com £\WM KtStf K lMI