{"id":13183,"date":"2025-04-10T09:50:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/?p=13183"},"modified":"2025-04-10T09:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:50:39","slug":"riding-in-the-front-seat-wont-be-forall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/riding-in-the-front-seat-wont-be-forall\/13183\/","title":{"rendered":"Riding in the front seat won&#8217;t be for everyone \u2014 Teens under this age will be banned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For many Californian children and teenagers, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">there will no longer be the chance of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> riding in the front seat of a car<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The reason for this<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> new rule is <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">because statistics show<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> small-framed children, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">irrespective<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> of their age, get <strong>severely injured in crashes<\/strong> when they are seated in the front seat.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Taking the statistics as a guideline, it has become clear that children under 13 are better off sitting in the back seat of the car. It is <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">important<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to find out who is banned from sitting in front seat in this state.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The apparent change in the law<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to current Californian law, children are required to use <strong>booster seats until <\/strong><\/span><strong>the age of<\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong> 8<\/strong> or until they reach a height of 4 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">foot<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> 9 inches. Despite <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the current Californian<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> rule, the California Highway Patrol recommends all children under the age of 13 sit in the back seat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">more stringent rule as per the new bill<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is that <strong>all children under 10 use booster seats<\/strong> and all those under 13 are banned from sitting in the front seat.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> The added pending measure would require children as old as 13 to use a booster seat unless they <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">can<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> meet the necessary size criteria.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why did Wilson&#8217;s Bill come about?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It was last week that the Assembly of Transportation Committee voted to put in place further stringent measures. Lori Wilson is a Democrat representing Suisun City. <a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/CA\/text\/AB435\/id\/3178780#:~:text=The%20bill%20would%20prohibit%20a,of%20the%205%2DStep%20test.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lori Wilson&#8217;s Bill 435 in the California Assembly<\/a> has gained support from a few children and automotive safety groups. According to Wilson, a startling number of children were either getting hurt or dying as a result of crashes. The reason children&#8217;s safety in cars has come under question is because <strong>safety belts and airbags are not compatible<\/strong> with the little children&#8217;s bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to Wilson&#8217;s Bill that will start in 2027, a child <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">will be required to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong> pass a 5-step test<\/strong> before they can ride in the front seat of a car. According to Wilson&#8217;s Bill, 5 questions should be considered when deciding where to seat a child or teenager:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Does the child sit back against the seat?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Do the child&#8217;s knees bend comfortably at the edge of the seat?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Does the safety belt cross the child&#8217;s shoulder between the neck and the arm whilst resting on the collarbone?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Is the lap belt as low as possible, touching the thighs?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Can the child stay seated like this for the whole trip?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is recommended that parents consider this 5-step test to decide whether or not a child can sit comfortably in the front seat with a safety belt or if the child still requires a booster seat. While drivers in this state prepare to adhere to these rules, they must also consider <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/california-car-owners-new-rules\/9877\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">unexpected changes to the way they drive<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fines for those citizens who do not abide by the new bill<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wilson stated that all the state wants is for children to be safe. Safety advocates <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are in favor of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> putting forward more controversial rules such as forbidding teenagers under the age of 16 from sitting in the front seat of the car.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While it is yet to be seen if more restrictive measures will be <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">put in place<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, violators of the currently passed bill would have to <strong>deal with fines<\/strong> for failure to abide by the bill. The <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">fines<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that would follow failure to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">abide by<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the bill would result in:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tickets of <strong>$20<\/strong> for the first-ever offense.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tickets of <strong>$50<\/strong> for every subsequent offense after the first offense.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The new law administered in California <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is one that<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> follows suit from other states like Minnesota and Louisiana.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> While it is somewhat of a change from the current law, the bill&#8217;s proponents are <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">important<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to ensure the safety of all children and teenagers in California. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, this law <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">comes<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">rather<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> soon after <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">California<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> citizens just embraced the <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/california-car-owners-new-rules-2\/10226\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">new <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">laws<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">affecting<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> how citizens drive<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many Californian children and teenagers, there will no longer be the chance of riding in the front seat of &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Riding in the front seat won&#8217;t be for everyone \u2014 Teens under this age will be banned\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/riding-in-the-front-seat-wont-be-forall\/13183\/#more-13183\" aria-label=\"Read more about Riding in the front seat won&#8217;t be for everyone \u2014 Teens under this age will be banned\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":13187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobility","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}