Baby car seats
The conceptions of having specially designed baby car seats have emerged over the incidents of child killing on vehicle accidents. In an average, approximately 2000 children under the age of 14 years die each year due to car accidents in US alone besides injuring thousands. With the increasing number of vehicles on road, the numbers are on the rise. Major cause of such fatalities has found to be the inability to resist the impact owing to the unsuitable sitting seats. The adult seats are unable to protect children against any collisions. Therefore, seats can be specially designed for the kids to enhance their safety while in transit and the out come is baby car seats.
Baby Car Seat and Purchasing Guidelines
Having baby car seat installed at the vehicle is mandatory in majority of the US states. Even, few state emphasis to get the seat installed before taking out the baby from hospital after birth. Since invention by Jean Ames in 1962 in England, the design aspects of the safety seats have gone through various research, test and trial stages. Various types of baby car seats have evolved, such as Convertible, Booster, Infant and Youth etc. As per sitting direction, that could be either Rear / Forward Facing, Forward Facing or Rear Facing. Weight of the child also has a determining effect on the selection of baby car seats. Seats are available under various weight groups such as up to 10 lbs, 10 to 20 lbs, 20 to 30 lbs, 30 to 40 lbs and more than 50 lbs category under different brand names like Britax, Graco, Evenflo, Cosco, Combi etc
. Some of the baby car seat manufacturers are Safe Traffic Systems, Inc (847/329-8111), TriplePlay Products, LLC (800/829-1625), Lenox Juvenile Group (888/372-0622), Jupiter Industries (800/465-5795), Sunshine Kids Juvenile Products (888/336-7909), Safety 1st (800/544-1108) etc. Cost of such baby car seats may range from $50 to $500. Detail online shopping guidelines can be found out at kidsflysafe.com amongst other websites. Built in safety baby car seats are also now days available with few models of the vehicles.
Safety Norms
Government has standardized the safety norm to be followed for the manufacture, installation and upkeep of baby car seats. Any deviation from such procedures may endanger the safety of the child. Children below four years of age are needs to be well secured in child safety seats. Booster seats or seat belts are to be used as per the age, height and weight of the child. Improper use or loose seat belts can pose a great threat towards the safety of the child. Having positioned the baby car seats or the fear of law cannot guarantee safety of the child. It is the elder's responsibility to position the child well secured within the baby seats in order to avail the full benefit of the baby car seats. Manufacturer's instructions are to be followed meticulously all the time to ensure safety of the child. Safety has to be chosen over inconvenience whenever there is any crash between the two.
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