Other states have already started initiatives to extend the booster seat laws, and now Massachusetts has done the same. New law in the state requires children up to age 8 and 57 inches tall to be restrained in a booster seat while riding in a car. The Herald News has some great statistics on how booster seats help in the event of an accident.

Statistics back up the need to keep children properly restrained in vehicles as long as possible. For children age 4 to 7, booster seats reduce injury by 59 percent compared with seat belts alone, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends children stay in booster seats until they are at least 8.

According to state law, law enforcement can stop a car if they see a child under the age of 13 not properly restrained by either a car seat or seat belt.