Baby Car Seats Protection Measures
I have seen many people using regular baby seats instead of baby
car seats when traveling by car. Maybe someone needs to tell
those people about the huge number of babies that have been
killed or severely injured in car accidents.
Many babies that miraculously survive these accidents are left
with serious deformations caused by the impact against the
windshield or other parts of the car, and will never be able to
become adults with full normal lives.
Baby car seats are specifically designed to protect your baby
within a car in the event of an accident, not just to allow him
to sit down. Also, the baby car seat must be properly installed,
obviously in the back seat of the car, in order to ensure full
protection of your baby.
You must follow these rules when choosing a car seat for your
baby:
1.- Never use a baby car seat that is not new, as used ones may
seem to be ok, but have structural damage that is both
potentially dangerous and not noticeable.
2.- The car seat must meet the legal safety standards, more
exactly the vehicle safety laws.
3.- If the baby car seat is missing a part, even the smallest
screw, replace it. Also avoid buying seats that doesn't have the
manufacturer name, date of manufacture and model number.
4.- As within every product, materials suffer from aging.
Replace the baby car seat when the "use until" date printed on
the seat label becomes old.
5.- If your baby is younger than 1 year, the car seat must be
facing backwards.
6.- Choose baby car seat that fits your baby, as a small baby
can slip out of a seat made for a bigger child. Keep these short
tips at hand when buying baby car seats. Remember: it is always
better to be safe than sorry.