Things you have to know about car seat safety

Car seat safety is especially for children to save from bad accidents.  Parent must choose seat for kids which is lesser width, height and lesser weight. Most of the children are died due to seats are not properly fixed and fastened. Car seat safety is the same important while you are driving faster and longer or slower and in a short distance. Every parent must be aware of how to fastening car seat safety and which car seat safety is suitable for their children depending upon age and weight. Three types of car seat safety available those are: baby car seats for 23 to 35 pounds weight child, convertible car seats are for infants and it can be used up to 2 years old child. Booster seats are used for up to 40 pounds weight child. Car seat safety may be costlier though parent must upgrade car seat safety while child is growing. While choosing the right seat take more time to choose the right seat for your children. After you purchase read manufacturers tips and instruction given in the manual.

Wearing seat belt does not cost anything to protect us from sudden accidents. Most of the accident happened due to over speed of cars, death occurred because of passengers forget to wear seat belt. Even the car meets severe accident most people survived with minor injuries because of wearing seat belts. In Europe and other western countries seat belt is mandatory and failure lead to fine. Latest manufactured cars are coming with warning sign indicator and beep sound to remind passenger to wear seat belt.

How seat belts save you? It is simple to understand, when cars moves 50 km per hour and opposite vehicle coming towards at same speed the collision happened more than your car’s speed, so we cannot say that I was driving at lesser speed that is why so I have not used seat belt. At the time of accident passengers hit dashboard or steering or windscreen forcefully and some time even thrown out of seats, so sitting comfortably in car seat is important to save life.

A driver has to wear a seat belt before driving because if a driving driver try wear seat a belt may deviate from concentration of driving.  How to fasten seat belt? Lap belt must be fastened across lower hip and shoulder belt must be on center of chest and below arms. Death happens due to passenger hitting on front so wearing seat belt can reduce up to 50% of deaths.

If you are traveling with children avoid them to sitting in front seats. The car seat safety for children must be properly fixed over the ordinary seat. Child who is aged up to 8 years requires child safety seat. Child safety seat should not be placed in front of airbags.  After car seat safety is attached we must check them again whether properly fixed and make sure straps are properly fixed on shoulders. You can keep more cushions around infant to sit comfortable.

About The Author:
Ioannis Kastrinakis is client representative at Cretarent. One of the oldest car rental in Crete company.