According to the regulations in force in Russia, children up to the age of 12 need to be carried in special children's car seats or by special restraining devices. It is not even that the driver is facing a fine, first of all, in the safety of a small passenger. In the event of an accident and even with a severe braking system, the child may slip out of the normal safety-belt or fall out of the hands of an adult and get serious injuries. The safe transportation of children in the car is the right choice of car seat. How do you get the car seat in the car and what car chairs to buy?
How do you get the car seat in the car and what car chairs to buy?
All children's car seats are divided into 4 categories depending on the age and weight of the child.
- Category 0 for children up to a maximum of 10 kg. These are carcasses that are designed for babies who can't sit. If you install the carts in the rear seat, you must have the child not head to the door.
- Category 0 +-for children up to one and a half years old, not more than 13 kg. The seats of this category are mounted against the forward movement (front of the seat, it is necessary to disable the frontal airbag).
- Category 1 for children aged 1 to 4 years 9-18 kg Such car seats for children shall be mounted as the vehicle moves towards the front or rear seats.
- Category 2/3-for children 3-12 years 15-36 kg The child in such a car seat has a three-point seat belt, and the chair itself is set strictly on the back of the car in the back seat.
In addition, there is a huge number of universal car seats on the market that can be transformed and fit into several categories.
What are the options for choosing a car seat?
An ISOFIX system. The isobix is a common standard for securing car seats, which is mandatory for most modern automakers. Seals with ISOFIX anchorages are usually more expensive than those that are attached to normal safety-belts. However, the crash tests show that the fixation of the Infix is much more hopeful and better protecting the child from injuries in the event of an accident.
Before purchase, examine the self-signed certificate: it must be marked by ECE R44/04 or ECE R44/03. This means that the chair has passed the tests and meets all the safety requirements in Europe.
The safety-belt of the children's chair must be sufficiently reliable to prevent the child from unbuckled him during the journey.
If a child between 1 and 3 years of age will spend a lot of time in a chair, it is necessary that the back of the car chair is thrown for sleep.
You don't have to choose and buy a car seat without a child. All models differ in their ergonomics, so it is necessary for the child to sit in a chair and be comfortable in it. Otherwise, he will be cranky and distract the driver.
