Baby in car

Has long been a common practice in the morning to bring up a child in day care or school, and then just pick it up. On a family trip to the weekend and say nothing. If the children in your car - your responsibility driving increases many times.

The child in the car should be comfortable and safe. The hands of even the most loving parents do not provide. As you know, our country is a signatory of the European Road under the Convention which require transport children up to 12 years only in the child seat and the rear seat. This is a fairly stringent requirement did not appear for a reason: at a low speed collision of the child in the hands to hold. About similar accidents scary to hear. Sometimes you can see a video of crash tests with dummies, and if for a moment, imagine ...

Child car safety seat is selected primarily on the basis of weight of the child. The price of the age of the child seat, the appearance of which it is made - it is then. Manufacturers offer three types of car seats: for babies weighing more than 9 kgand 15 kg.

Typically, in each group there are universal models use wider range of 5-10 kg body weight of the child. Having bought a seat, win the price and terms of service, but still safer car seat with a narrow range of acceptable weight.

Chair of the first group recommended to the weight of 13 kg. This portable chair. They are equipped with a large handle, have reinforced side protection, three-point belts and head restraints, which is very important for children in the first months of life.

Chair of the second group (9 kg) are five-point harness with shoulder pads.

In the third group of seats (15 kg) is still movable armrests and headrests.

Older and "heavy" children in the vehicle is placed on the booster - the device, "adds" child growth to harness passed on his shoulder.

Note that the child seat must conform to European standard ECE 44/03 or 44/04 and to the Russian GOST R 41.44-2005, is based on the European. Labeling standard ECE 44/03 (44/04) means that the chair has been tested and certified.

How to strengthen the child seat in the cabin? Almost all of infant car seats that meet the European standard, put on safety fastening ISOFIX. Foreign cars usually have the mount is in the base, but they can also be installed as an option. If the system is not ISOFIX, child seat can be mounted three-point seat belts.