Even though your baby's neck may now be strong enough to withstand some types of forward -
facing crash forces, he or she is still better protected in a rear - facing car seat because that seat still distributes the force over a greater body area and still gives better support to their young head and neck.
Not exact matches
And the power and
force of the Word
crashing through on Ezekiel literally felled him, so that when he «saw it» he fell upon his
face.
Perhaps she also flinched when the bodies collided, shocked at the
force with which Jack and the others
crashed into one another, protected — if that's not too generous a word — by meek shoulder pads, thinly - padded canvas pants and leather helmets (well before the
face mask).
Physics dictates that in the event of a frontal collision it is safer for a child to travel in a rearward
facing car seat as
crash forces are directed to the back of the seat whilst the remaining energy is spread evenly across the head, neck and upper body.
And most importantly, the
force of the
crash is distributed over the child's body more effectively compared to a forward
facing car seat.
«In a frontal
crash, in a forward
facing car seat, a baby's neck is subjected to a
force equivalent to 300 kg, that's about 45 stone of weight on a baby's neck.»
«In a frontal
crash, in a forward
facing car seat, a baby's neck is subjected to a
force equivalent to 300 kg,
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.
The included Anti-Rebound Bar minimizes
forces associated with
crashes by stabilizing the car seat when installed rear -
facing.
However, if the child is forward
facing during a frontal collision, the
crash forces will cause the child's body to be thrown forward.
During a frontal
crash, the most common type of collision, the
crash forces will cause a rear
facing child's body to ride up the seat shell back.
The positioning of the harness straps has to do with the different ways
crash forces affect a child's body whether they are rear
facing or forward
facing.
Rear -
facing car seats help spread the
force of a
crash more evenly.
Watson and Monteiro note that in contrast to forward -
facing seats, rear -
facing seats provide full alignment of the head, neck, and spine, so that
crash forces are dispersed over these areas rather than centered on one site.
Rear -
facing seats distribute
crash forces more equally throughout the seat and
According to research, babies should sit rear -
facing as long as possible because it better protects them from
crash forces.
«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.
As you can see, the rear
facing child is going through the
crash without any
force on head, neck or spine.
The team actually found that every car seat they
crash tested would be effective in keeping a baby safe, because, according to the press release, «they absorbed
crash forces while controlling the motion of the child, making rear -
facing car seats a good choice in this scenario.»
It's important to remember, though, that in a
crash severe enough to break baby's legs, there would also be enough
force to cause severe neck injuries if your baby or toddler was forward -
facing.
Infants don't have many body parts that are strong enough to withstand
crash forces, so the rear -
facing car seat distributes the
crash forces along the entire back, neck, and head, putting less stress on any one part of the body.
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Without airbags, belt
force limiters would allow drivers»
faces to strike the steering wheels in many
crashes.
If you have been injured in a motorcycle
crash, you might be
forced to miss work, overwhelmed with medical expenses, and
facing an extensive recovery period.
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crash, he created a shim to
force the device to use low light mode all the time for the front -
facing camera.