Bill aims to raise Florida’s car seat age to 6
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Parents in Florida are currently required to keep their children in booster or car seats until they turn 5 years old.
For a decade, the federal government has recommended that age 7 be the cutoff for these seats. But even a compromise that would raise the age to 6 hasn’t gone anywhere in the Florida Legislature.
Raising the age limit from 5 to 6 is a move supported by science.
“In an accident, all of the deceleration goes against the strongest parts of the body,” said Dave Cullen with the Advocacy Institute for Children.