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New Car Seat Law Takes Effect In New York: What You Need To Know New Car Seat Law Takes Effect In New York: What You Need To Know
New Car Seat Law Takes Effect In New York: What You Need To Know A new law has gone into effect in New York that will require parents to keep infants and toddlers in rear-facing child safety seats long. As of Friday, Nov. 1, children must remain in rear-facing child safety seats until they are at least two years old or until they reach the maximum height and weight for the seat being used.  According to AAA, the new law falls in line with updated recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics. “A rear-facing seat provides increased support for the very vulnerable and still-developing head, neck and back of young children,” Elizabeth Carey, …

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