Childcare Safety Seats Crash Tested - Presented By The...

[IRIEMUSIC1]

Relevant, comprehensive safety tips and information. However, it would be additionally helpful to have targeted safety information for gestating women, who commute themselves most times alone. Proper distancing of seat from steering wheel, safely positioning seat to optimise comfort, lumbar support and afford safe handling of vehicle under normal, or defensive driving conditions taking the advent of a pronounced stomach into account. Emergency awareness tips while driving with other children.

[kennedy24ify]

my oldest is 6yrs old 44lbs 45in and in a 5point harness and then will be going into a booster until she fits the seat belt properly and my youngest is till RF at 21 months 24lbs 32in and neither will be in the front seat for quite some time

[eviltera]

Putting your infant in the front seat....?

[Teddi081]

In Sweden most people do not use harness when forward facing, it is not recommended here because it puts more pressure on the neck in a crash. A lot of the rear facing seats goes to 55 Ibs/25 kilos. My son is 5 years and 3 months, he is RF in a Britax Two Way, the biggest RF car seat.

[Eclipsepearl]

Ouch! They show a baby being put in a car seat IN A THICK WINTER JACKET. This is super-unsafe. The straps can't be tighened enough and all that padding compresses in an accident. Children have even been ejected from seats because of the thick coat they were wearing.

I want to know why the EU does not allow higher harnessed seats. Once they reach 40lbs/18 kilos, they have to use a less-safe booster seat. Also, they need to require chest clips and tether straps. The latter is not allowed (why?)

[lenats31]

Harnesses in EU seats are closer together and can be pulled tighter without chestclips. Also there is a 1-point of release rule. Rescuers need to get the child out of the seat itself in case of fire, drowning - situations where the child is in immidiate danger. A chestclip makes two steps.

[lenats31]

EU parents are becoming aware of the dangers of thick coats. There is much speculation about what is safest: booster or harnessed FF seat. These Swedish seats go RF to 55 lbs with tether straps and all.

[Eclipsepearl]

Actually, neither is true. In all my years in France, I've never seen warnings about thick coats. Also, I used to have a European seat and no, the straps were not closer. The chest clip usually breaks on impact so there's "second step". Besides, it's a shame they favor the convenience of the emergency personel *after* an accident rather than think of the safety of the child BEFORE anything happens.

[lenats31]

The harness in Eu seats are different. Chest clips are not needed.

[DallasOregon]

Lets all realize that where the video was done, they have switches to turn air bags off. I know it is 40% safer in the back, But they are 400 - 500% safer rear facing.

[wiftyone]

Wow, what a wonderful video! People in the US need to remember that in Sweden their seats are made for the front seat (though the backseat is 40% safer for all occupants), and that they don't use the same seats we have. The child should not have been wearing a thick coat, however. That can cause ejection. Overall, though, this is a fantastic video about extended rear facing. The message needs to get to more parents around the world.

Wendy-CPST

[MorganandEedna]

America is better..we dont put toddlers in infant carriers and we dont put infants in the front seat. Im glad that they are adressing it but really...they need to get it right!

[hautemomma1]

Moragan and Eedna, If America really does it better than why is the leading cause of death in children motor vehicle accidents? And if America really does it better than why are we one of the un-safest countries even though we having the highest political power? (we're #21 on safety, BTW) And if America really does it better than why does Sweden win safest country year after year after year (which is where the rear facing car seat was invented,mind you!) But thats just my .02

[MorganandEedna]

you are completley 100% correct and I understand what you are saying, however I was talking about the toddler in the infant seat ect. There is no need to get defensive. I am huge on car seat safety. I was just talking about some of the placements of the child seats. :) Thanks for the information.People in the Us have the option to keep thier kids very safe, but many choose not to. Thats why car accidents kill so many children here..

[lenats31]

No European cars eat is outgrown by height until the child´s ears are level with the top of the seat. The European cars eats are not the same ones sold on the US market. SO what counts in the US doesn´t cunt in EU.

[lenats31]

@MorganandEedna

Not bad in Europe since our airbags have key switches, so can be deactivated, and having a calm child in a rearfacing seat in the front seat has been found to be safer than a calm forwardfacing child in the rearseat. You need to look at real world crash studies.

[TrueBlueAustralian]

notice the child infant at 3:20 sitting forward facing, in a front seat of a car... not a wise thing to do.

[samchic86]

i dont know about anyone else but here in Australia is clearly states on the car seat and sometimes in the car NEVER to put it in the front passenger seat...

[awaagen]

wow- the message is there, but picturing a toddler in an infant carrier that she is way too big for, and putting a rear facing seat in the front seat are not sending ther right message about safety? Also- what about that thick coat? Those are discouraged as well.

Angela- CPST. (I do realize this is a European video, but message still seems distorted with children shown).

[hautemomma1]

Actually the infant carrier more than likely goes to about 30lbs and her head is still within one inch of the seat back, which if going by the manual is safe to do. Also they have on/ off switches for the airbags and it is very very common to find rear facing children in the front seat in Scandinavian countries. Actually they believe it is safer because it is less dristracting than dealing with a crying infant in the back seat. Also the coats were not that thick compared to most I see in USA.

[rybreadsmommy]

i know I had my two year old daughter rear facing till she was two cuz my car seat was a convertibial one thta went rear facing till she was 35lbs.and foward facing till she was 40 lbs. yes my daughter is only 33 lbs but she is very tall and out grew that carseat so I got her the graco netilus that goes up to 65lbs with the five point harness and 100 lbs for a backed or backless booster. and I am going to use it all the way up till she is 65lbs for the harness

[csmutz2001]

I also got 3 nautilus carseats for my 6, 5, and 4 year old and planned on using the 5pt harness until they were 65lbs, but then noticed that my 6 yr old (turning 7 in december) is 48" tall and did you know that the nautilus only goes up to 52"? My 6yr olds shoulders are right at the top harness slot... She's sooo tall! So im having to use the seat belt soon for restraint... not looking forward to it! hopefully you can use yours longer!

[jsrcamp]

@rybreadsmommy this is Rybreadsmommy on my other account and my daughter is now 4 years old and still in the Graco Natulias and still Loves it. she is 46 lbs and 46 inches tall.

[jsrcamp]

@rybreadsmommy This is Rybreadsmommy and my now almost 5 year old daughter is still sitting in the Graco Natulis 5 point Harnessed at 58lbs. and my 15 month old daughter is still rearfacing at 20lbs 4oz and 28 inches and will be till she hits the 35lbs mark.=)