RACV and TAC join forces to address the use of children’s booster seats
RACV and TAC have launched a new road safety initiative to reduce confusion about the use of booster seats in cars for children.
The campaign introduces The Booster Tag, an icon in the shape of a booster seat to appear alongside clothing care tags on t-shirts sized 4-11, which fit children under 145cm. The initiative aims to re-frame the use of booster seats to be defined by the child’s height instead of age.
Current child restraint laws use seven years of age as a barometer for parents to consider whether their child still needs a booster seat. However, paediatric research has shown more than 97% of seven year olds are not tall enough to move out of a booster seat safely. Adult seatbelts are designed for people over 145cm tall.
