Transportation Seats
Thursday, 22. August 2019
Starting on 12 until 18 September there will be free inspections of child safety seats distributed at stations throughout the country. The National Safety Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) shows that most children will not properly secured in safety seats even though there are unprecedented numbers of children traveling in car seats nationwide. “Every year that passes, we lose hundreds of lives of children passengers in crashes,” said Secretary of Transportation of the United States Ray LHood. “Parents and caregivers should make sure children learn how to install child safety seats correctly.” The mistakes people make are often the misuse of child safety seat for weight or age of the child; not fasten the straps anchor seat in the vehicle seat, and very loose use of automobile safety belts with booster seats (booster seats). Safety Tips children 1. To obtain the best possible protection keep your baby in a car seat facing backward located in the back seat.
Take in this position until you have at least 1 year old and at least 20 pounds. 2. When he is at least 1 year old and at least 20 pounds must be carried in safety seats facing forward, installed in the back seat. Do this until the age of 4 years and weighing 40 pounds. 3. After this stage the child should ride in a booster seat (booster seats) installed in the back seat. Do this until the vehicle safety belt fits correctly is: when the lap belt lays across the upper thighs and the shoulder belt fits properly across the chest (usually at age age 8 or when measuring 4’9 “tall). 4.
When you pass this stage, the child may ride in the back seat using the adult seat belt that fits properly (lap belt lays across the upper thighs and the shoulder belt fits across the chest). Ask for help during the National Week of the Child Passenger Safety “from 12 to 18 September,” Parents and caregivers will be able to review child safety seats in one of the thousands of stations to be in free inspections throughout the country, and thus verify that the seats are installed correctly. Bilingual certified inspectors will be available to answer questions and to help properly install safety seats for children.