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tropo on Jan 22, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ever-growing cars: why they keep on getting wider

It's for kids who haven't yet reached age 8 or a height of 4'9" (145 cm). That is the law. They could easily weight as much as their mother.

brewdad on Jan 23, 2020 [–]

Washington state just changed their law. Now kids under 4'9" must use a booster up to the age of 16. Realistically, they have stated that 13 year olds will not be required to use a booster since, at that age, they are allowed to sit in the front seat anyway.

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