It seems like every few years there are more recommendations or even laws going into effect to help keeps kiddos safer in cars.

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As of August 1st, in Minnesota the law requires "Every driver who transports a child or children under the ages of 18 years old in a motor vehicles is required to have the child or children restrained in a child safety seat or seat belt.".

It's decently straightforward but the Duluth Minnesota Fire Department shared a Facebook post outlining what that means depending on the age of children being transported:

As you can see if the child can be placed in one or more of the categories, they then need to be placed in the more protective one.

A lot of research has gone into keeping kiddos safer in motor vehicles and doing it the right way can make the difference on their safety should there be an accident.

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