Children are more adequately protected when traveling in a rear
facing child safety seat, so the best recommendation is to follow the manufacturer requirements for your particular seat, and keep your child in the rear facing seat as long as possible in your particular seat.
Children: No operator shall carry or transport a child on a motorcycle who is required to be restrained in a rear - facing or forward -
facing child safety seat.
Rear - Facing Car Seats For the best possible protection, keep your baby in a rear -
facing child safety seat in a back seat for as long as possible — up to the height or...
Deactivate the passenger airbag with the airbag shutoff switch (if equipped) when using a rear -
facing child safety seat in the front passenger seat
Children who reach the highest weight or height of their forward -
facing child safety seat should use a belt - positioning booster.
The first rear -
facing child safety seat was designed by Bertil Aldman of Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden.
«A rear -
facing child safety seat does a better job of supporting the head, neck and spine of infants and toddlers in a crash, because it distributes the force of the collision over the entire body,» Dr. Durbin said.
younger than 2 years in a rear - facing child restraint or until the child reaches the minimum weight limit for a forward
facing child safety seat as prescribed by the manufacturer; 7 years and younger in a child safety seat
younger than 2 years in a rear facing child restraint until a child outgrows the manufacturer's top height or weight recommendations; 2 through 3 years in a forward -
facing child safety seat; 4 through 7 years in a booster seat
A properly positioned baby in a rear -
facing child safety seat with a blanket roll on each side and at the crotch strap
A rear -
facing child safety seat does a better job of supporting the head, neck and spine of infants and toddlers in a crash, because it distributes the force of the collision over the entire body.
Combination car seats are also available that allow you to remove the harness to switch from forward -
facing child safety seat to belt - positioning booster seat.
British Standards; BS 3254 for adult seat belts, forward -
facing child safety seats and child harnesses; BS AU185 for booster cushions; BS AU202: Specification for rearward - facing restraint systems for infants, for use in road vehicles.
Often, this happens in three stages: infants use rear - facing infant seats; toddlers use forward -
facing child safety seats; and older children use booster seats.
LATCH can be found in vehicles as well as infant, convertible and forward -
facing child safety seats, made after Sept. 1, 2002.
Some rear -
facing child safety seats allow you to use the top tether; refer to your child safety seat manual to see if this is allowed.
In April 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement recommending that children ride in rear -
facing child safety seats until at least age 2.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants and toddlers be secured in rear -
facing child safety seats and that children continue to be secured by car safety seats or belt - positioning booster seats until they reach the height of 4» 9.»
Rear passengers, in particular, enjoy nearly 5 inches more rear legroom, which will also make it easier to fit rear -
facing child safety seats.
To that end, over the ensuing years Volvo cars were the first to use laminated glass, three - point safety belts, rear -
facing child safety seats, crumple zones front and rear, safety door locks, inertial reel safety belts, an impact absorbing steering column, a roll - over protection system, roll stability control, inflatable side - curtain airbags, collision warning, lane departure warning, pedestrian protection with auto brake, and cross traffic alerts.
The extensive rear legroom translates into plenty of space for installing rear -
facing child safety seats.
Not exact matches
At this stage, you should work on the
safety of your
child and the first steps is getting a rear
facing car
seat and use it for you baby until it outgrows the height and the weight of the car
seat.
* Henary B, Sherwood, C P, Crandall J R, Kent R W, Vaca F E, Arbogast K B, Bull M J. Car
safety seats for
children: rear
facing for best protection.
Many government agencies and car
seat safety organizations recommend a minimum of 2 years before using a forward
facing seat for a
child.
My hubby is a car
seat safety instructor, he said
children are less likely to snap their neck in a rear
facing position.
However, if it's for
safety reasons, you should keep your
child in a rear
facing car
seat for as long as possible.
FORT MILL, S.C. — July 11, 2017: Britax
Child Safety, Inc., the leader in child passenger safety technology and U.S. manufacturer of premium car seats, announces the Endeavours infant car seat that includes an Anti-Rebound Bar (ARB) for extra rear - facing protection and a European Belt Guide for added convenience when using the vehicle seatbelt without the car seat
Child Safety, Inc., the leader in child passenger safety technology and U.S. manufacturer of premium car seats, announces the Endeavours infant car seat that includes an Anti-Rebound Bar (ARB) for extra rear - facing protection and a European Belt Guide for added convenience when using the vehicle seatbelt without the car seat
Safety, Inc., the leader in
child passenger safety technology and U.S. manufacturer of premium car seats, announces the Endeavours infant car seat that includes an Anti-Rebound Bar (ARB) for extra rear - facing protection and a European Belt Guide for added convenience when using the vehicle seatbelt without the car seat
child passenger
safety technology and U.S. manufacturer of premium car seats, announces the Endeavours infant car seat that includes an Anti-Rebound Bar (ARB) for extra rear - facing protection and a European Belt Guide for added convenience when using the vehicle seatbelt without the car seat
safety technology and U.S. manufacturer of premium car
seats, announces the Endeavours infant car
seat that includes an Anti-Rebound Bar (ARB) for extra rear -
facing protection and a European Belt Guide for added convenience when using the vehicle seatbelt without the car
seat base.
So it's essential to follow the height and weight guidelines on the
child safety seat and keep your
child in a
seat that
faces the rear as long as it's possible and the
seat still fits.
Given those tests, now the recommendation of the APP and the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration are that a
child remains rear -
facing until they are outgrowing their
seat.
The Swedes have been keeping
children rear
facing since 1965 and focused intensely on car
seat safety for 45 + years.
Hi I would just like to get further info on your comment above: «In Sweden, where focus on car
seat safety is extreme, we advice parents against keeping any older
children harnessed forward
facing.
In Sweden, where focus on car
seat safety is extreme, we advice parents against keeping any older
children harnessed forward
facing.
Its
seat rotates 360 degrees to make placing and securing your
child into the
seat, quicker and easier and the
seat as a whole allows your
child to travel rearward
facing for up to 2 years (87 cm) for ultimate
safety on the road.
Primo viaggio 4/35 rear
facing infant car
seat takes the Peg Perego experience in
child restraint systems to a new and improved level of
safety and design.
This car
seat is designed to keep your
child rear -
facing for as long as possible, which is a huge
safety perk in and of itself.
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Seat Review Primo viaggio 4/35 rear facing infant car seat takes the Peg Perego experience in child restraint systems to a new and improved level of safety and des
Seat Review Primo viaggio 4/35 rear
facing infant car
seat takes the Peg Perego experience in child restraint systems to a new and improved level of safety and des
seat takes the Peg Perego experience in
child restraint systems to a new and improved level of
safety and design.
This is the be-all end - all of convertible car
seats, jam - packed with patented
safety features like the rebound energy management system, a patented non re-threaded harness system, center angle indicator for rear
facing installations and a super comfy multiple - positioned side impact head support to make your
child as safe and comfortable as possible.
The Britax company offers a complete line of
safety seats for
children, from rear -
facing infant
seats to boosters for young
children.
But since they also state that
children «should use a forward -
facing seat with a harness for as long as possible, up to the highest weight or height allowed by their car
safety seat manufacturer,» they aren't encouraging an early switch to a booster
seat.
From birth to 4 years the
seat can be used in the rear
facing positions offer great
safety and protection for your
child.
The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration states that you should «keep your
child in a forward -
facing car
seat with a harness and tether until he or she reaches the top height or weight limit allowed by your car
seat's manufacturer.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is changing the rules on car
seat safety by advising parents to keep toddlers rear
facing until they reach the weight and height limits of their particular car
seat or until the
child's second birthday.
Car
seat safety experts, and many manufacturers, now recommend keeping your
child rear -
facing until they reach the limits of the car
seat.
Now both the AAP and the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommend
children face backward until they outgrow their
seat.
* Do remember to use the tether when installing a
child safety seat forward
facing.
Multi Tech is a great
seat with nice head support which keeps
children rear
facing longer than any other
seat in the world but
safety is equally great in other
seats such as DuoLogic, Britax Hi - Way, Britax Two - Way, Maxi Cosi Mobi, and Izikid Isofix.
In almost every article talking about car
seat safety Sweden is mentioned and praised since we keep
children rear
facing and our young
children almost never die or become seriously injured.
Once your
child's legs get too long or they can no longer comfortably sit in a rear
facing position, simply turn the
Safety 1st car
seat around and use it as a traditional front
facing seat.
Even though a
child who is 12 months of age can
face the front, car
seat safety experts recommend that
children face the rear for much longer — even up to age two.
When the car
seat faces the front, you determine your
child's
safety by the location of the tips of his ears.