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Ohio Committee is considering car seat bill

FAIRFIELD COUNTY - Ohio could be the next state to require children ages 4 to 8 and shorter than 4 feet, 9 inches to be in a booster seat while riding in a motor vehicle.

That’s the proposed legislation, House Bill 320, before the Infrastructure, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs committee. Ohio would become the 40th state to adopt such legislation if state legislators approve the bill.

Childcare provider Kristie Byrd, who is a mother of two, said the legislation is long overdue. Her youngest daughter Sarah, now 9, rode in a booster seat until about 18 months ago. “But every so often, she’ll ride in (a booster seat) if she doesn’t feel comfortable in the car she’s traveling in,” Byrd said of her tall but small-frame child.

J.D. Postage, a Violet Township fireman and paramedic, said many parents don’t realize their children could be seriously injured during a crash even if they are wearing a seatbelt because it doesn’t fit them properly.

Read the full story on the Lancaster Eagle Gazette >>

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