REMINDER: SB 929, signed by Gov. Brown in early October -- the booster seat law that requires any child riding in a car to be in a booster seat until he or she is 8 years old or reaches a height of 4 feet, 9 inches -- goes into effect on Sunday, January 1, 2012.
Current law requires children to be in boosters until they are 6 or weigh 60 pounds. (This requirement has been declared unsafe and regulations have changed in 37 other states; California was lagging on this safety issue.)
The bill implements recommendations from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Transportation Safety Board, as well as first responders, Safe Kids of California, the Child Alliance of the YMCAs,and the California Coalition for Children's Safety and Health.
"[The law will] save children's lives and reduce injuries to children involved in vehicular accidents," Evans said.
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