 Your
Car Seat Safety Guide
If there is one single item that is essential for all babies,
it is a car seat. Many hospitals will not let you leave the premises until
you have got a car seat to safely transport your baby home. Even if you
do not own a car, you will still need a car seat when you are travelling
in other people's cars.
Babyworld provides a by appointment car seat fitting service.Our experienced
staff are specially trained to provide advice and fitting guidance on
the car seats that we sell, with many of the staff having young children
of their own.
If you are unsure as to whether a car seat will fit into your car you
should always "try before you buy". To make an appointment please call
01491 821290.
Having bought it - fit it securely and use it! Studies by the Road Safety
Team have shown that a staggering four out of five child car seats are
not properly fitted and 90 per cent of child road deaths could be prevented
if children were strapped in to well-fitted seats. The safest way for
children to travel in cars is in a child car seat that is suitable for
their weight and size. In a crash at just 30mph, an unrestrained child
would be thrown forward with a force between 30 and 60 times their own
body weight, seriously injuring, or even killing, themselves and other
passengers. There is also a high risk that they would be ejected from
the car through one of the windows. It is never safe to hold a child on
your lap whilst travelling in the car. Even in a minor accident, the child
could be crushed between your body and the car interior. Moreover, even
if you were secured with a seat belt, the child would be torn from your
arms, no matter how hard you tried to hold on. It is also dangerous to
put a seat belt around yourself and a child, or around two children.
Buying Your Car Seat
Fitting Your Car Seat
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