How to choose a Infantcarseats

Sports & Recreation

Dec 5, 2019

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Manufacturers of modern cars pay special attention to safety spcially for Infants. But all the measures taken by them are effective only for the driver and adult passengers, while the child in the cabin remains vulnerable, and it is impossible to provide him with adequate protection using regular means of the Infantcarseats.

Common sense of Infantcarseats

The mandatory use of special car seats in arount the world was introduced relatively recently, from January 1, 2007, but not all drivers and parents took this measure as a vital necessity. The SDA has been amended to oblige drivers to use child restraints (the official name in the SDA and GOST) for transporting children under 12 years of age. In case of non-compliance with this requirement and specially for infantcarseats, a fine is imposed on the driver. At the same time, GOST 41.44-2005 was enacted, fixing the rules for certification of such devices in world.

But what about the built-in protection system? Standard seat belts fastening the passenger to the seat are designed for a person weighing more than 36 kg and a height of 150 cm; for the rest, such devices are ineffective. Moreover, in the event of an accident, they can even harm a small passenger.

Let's look at the statistics of Infantcarseats.

1- In Germany, in 2010 there were more than 10,000 accidents in which minors were in the damaged cars, and only 32 of them died. Such a high safety indicator was made possible thanks to the universal use by German drivers of special certified devices for transporting children.

2- Traveling a child in a child’s car seat reduces the risk of death due to an accident by 70% and injuries by 60%.

The above statistics show that the purchase of a special device for transporting infantcarseats is not a fad, but a necessary contribution to road safety, and the legislative consolidation of this requirement was dictated by expediency.

An expensive car seat or a budget alternative?

According to clause 2.1 of the GOST Act, describing the range of infantcarseats, these include "a set of elements consisting of straps or flexible elements with buckles, adjusting devices, fasteners and, in some cases case, an additional device (for example, a cradle, removable child seat, additional seat and / or shockproof screen). "From the excerpt above, it is clear that instead of reliable and long-established children's car seats in civilized countries, the Russian legislator allows the use of alternative options for the repair of a child. small passenger in an ordinary car seat. Their only purpose is to ensure the safety of the child when traveling by car, but have they all managed to do this?

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