Common Mistakes
LATCH
Miscellaneous
What's Wrong With This Picture?
FACT or FICTION
100
It is safe to buy a car seat from a garage sale or resale shop.
TRUE or FALSE
What is "FALSE"?
You should not use a car seat unless you know the ENTIRE history of the seat.
*Must have never been in a crash
*Must not be recalled or expired
*Must have all parts present and in working condition
100
Another term for "Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children".
What does "the acronym LATCH stand for"?
100
Drivers who buckle up are more likely to have passengers that ________.
What is "buckle up"?
100
What is "the retainer clip is too low"?
100
FACT or FICTION
The back seat, middle position in a car is always the safest place for a car seat and should always be used.
What is "FICTION"?
While the middle position is normally considered the safest position in the vehicle, sometimes it is not accessible for use (lower anchors may not be available) or it may not get the best fit.
200
According to SafeKids Worldwide(2017), 73% of these were not installed properly.
What are "car seats".
200
TRUE or FALSE
If you are using both lower anchors and the tether anchor, you are using the entire LATCH system.
What is "TRUE"?
Each LATCH set in the vehicle is made up of two lower anchor bars and one tether anchor.
If you are referring to the lower anchors AND tether it is a LATCH system.
200
True or False.
It is safe to use a booster seat on an airplane.
What is FALSE?
A booster seat should never be used with only a lap belt. Airplanes do not have shoulder belts, therefore, it would not be safe to use a booster on an airplane.
200
What is "the child should be in a booster seat"?
(The seatbelt is laying across her neck and is too high on her abdomen.)
200
FACT or FICTION
The primary role of the Child Passenger Safety Technician is to educate caregivers on the correct selection, installation, and use of car seats, booster seats, and seat belts.
What is "FACT"?
300
Placing a child in the front seat of a vehicle with this turned on could cause injury and/or death.
What is "the air bag"?
300
This prevents serious head and neck injury by securing the top of the carseat and minimizing forward head movement in a crash.
What is the "tether"?
300
Once an infant turns one year of age, they should turn forward facing in their car seat.
True or False.
What is FALSE?
Although Michigan law allows children to turn forward once they turn one, it is the best and the safest practice to continue rear facing until a child turns two years old or reaches the maximum height or weight of the rear facing car seat they are using.
300
What is "the child should not be wearing this snowsuit and should be rear-facing"?
300
FACT or FICTION
A carseat should always be replaced after a car accident.
What is "FICTION"?
- If the vehicle was able to be driven away from the crash site, the vehicle door nearest the safety seat was undamaged, there were no injuries to any of the vehicle occupants, the air bags (if present) did not deploy, AND there is no visible damage to the safety seat, it is NOT necessary to replace the seat. (NHTSA, 2018)
400
As long as a car seat does not move in any direction more than this amount, it is secured.
What is "one inch"?
400
True or False, it is safest to use the seat belt along with the LATCH system.
What is "FALSE"?
Use either one or the other; never both at the same time. While the systems are different, they are equally safe.
400
According to this video, a child should ride in the backseat until they reach this age.
What is 13?
400
What is "the seatbelt is twisted"?
400
FACT or FICTION
It is okay for an 18 month old child to ride forward facing.
What is "FACT"?
–As long as the car seat is used according to manufacturer instructions, the caregiver is safely transporting the child. Rear facing longer is best practice, and we promote it, but we have to recognize and respect the wishes of the caregiver.
–If a child restraint (carseat) requires the child be at least 2 years old before using it FF, then it would not be used according to the instructions.
500
When this component of a car seat is placed in the wrong position, the harness straps can slip off the child's shoulders and cause the child to be ejected in a crash. The proper placement of this is at armpit level.
What is "the retainer clip"?
500
Shown circled in red.
What are "the lower anchors"?
500
Wearing this in the winter while riding in a carseat can cause as much as 4 inches of slack in the harness and could cause serious injury to a child in a crash.
What is "a snowsuit or puffy coat"?
500
What is "the retainer clip is too low on all three and the child on the far right should be rear-facing"?
(and possibly the one on left)
500
FACT or FICTION
In the case of a rear facing carseat, if the child's feet or legs are touching the backseat you should consider turning the child forward facing.
What is "FICTION"?
–It’s a common myth that when a child’s feet or legs reach the back of the vehicle seat, he or she is at increased risk for a lower-extremity injury. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, lower extremity injuries are rare for children who ride rear-facing. Children can easily sit with their legs crossed or on the back of the seat.
AAP Technical report: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/peds.2011-0215v1