Baby car seat ensures the safety of the child only if installed correctly. Otherwise, the whole point of its use is nullified. Parental negligence can cost a child dearly in the event of even a small accident on the road. But according to statistics, 80% of restraints are used with errors.

Let's figure out how and where to properly install the car seat so that it really protects the little passenger, and is not in the car for show!

Car seat attachment methods:

• Regular seat belts;
• Isofix system;
• Latch and SuperLatch system.

Fastening with regular car belts

Fastening with a regular three-point belt of the car is used for car seats of all age groups. However, there are some peculiarities here. In the “0”, “0+” group, the regular seat belt fixes the car seat in the cabin, and the child is fastened with an internal five-point belt. In groups "1" and above, the standard belt fastens the child, and the seat is fixed due to its weight.

Correctly and securely fasten the holding device seat belt the manufacturer's instructions will help you. Please read it carefully after purchasing the product! Majority modern models has special red marks located in the places where the belts pass (if the seat is installed against the movement, the marks are blue), as well as drawings-instructions. This will make your task much easier!

Many parents over time begin to ignore the labels and rules for fixing the car seat, doing it in a hurry and how it goes. Such negligence is unacceptable when it comes to the safety of the child.

It's important to know!

• Fastening with standard belts does not give a rigid fixation of the chair, but it should not stagger! Only a small gap is allowed. Move the chair after you have fixed the straps - if it moves more than 2 cm, you will have to redo everything.
• Before you buy a chair, check the possibility of installing it in your car. In some car models, the design of the rear seat and backrest profiles makes it impossible to attach most child seats. There are situations when the length of the standard belt is not enough to fix the holding device.
• After you have seated the child in the seat and fastened it, check if the belts are twisted. They should not hang or reap. The "correct" gap between the straps and the baby's body is no more than 3-4 cm (two fingers).
• While driving, the stock belts can loosen and slip. A special lock will help to avoid this. If it is not provided for in the design of the car seat, it is recommended to additionally purchase a fixing bracket.
• The regular tape must be passed through all the guides provided for by the design of the car seat. Make sure that the belt goes straight across the child's shoulder and hips. In no case should it shift towards the neck.

Basic instructions for attaching a child car seat with a three-point belt

Step 1

push back front seat enough space for a car seat. Check if the passenger in front will not be “squeezed”.

Step 2

Pull out the car seat belt and pass it through the holes in the seat structure. Instructions and special labels will help you navigate.

Step 3

Snap the strap into the buckle after tightening it according to all instructions.

Step 4

Press down lightly on the seat and check to see if it moves. Let's say there is a gap of about 2 cm.

Step 5

Move the inner seat belts out of the way and seat the child. Put on the straps, adjust the pads and snap the buckles.

Step 6

Tighten the straps to securely hold the baby.

Basic instructions for installing the infant carrier

Step 1

Position the infant carrier on the vehicle seat in the opposite direction of travel. If you chose the front seat for installation, disable the airbag.

Step 2

Fasten the carrycot with seat belts as instructed. Focus on the special blue marks that indicate the places where the belts are threaded. Check that the cross and diagonal belts are not mixed up.

Step 3

Assess the position of the infant carrier - its tilt back should not exceed 45 degrees. You can check this with special indicator on the base or body of the holding device. A folded towel or a special roller (if allowed by the manufacturer) will help you level the angle of inclination.

Step 4

Place the child in the infant carrier and secure it with the straps. It is better if the shoulder straps are in the lowest possible position. The clamp is recommended to be placed at the level of the armpits.

Step 5

Use special pads on the belts to avoid chafing and discomfort in the groin area. If there is no padding under the belt buckle, place a towel under it.

Step 6

Adjust the straps so they are snug but not tight. Two fingers must pass under the straps.

Step 7

If the cabin is cold, cover the child with a blanket.

Dressing your baby for a trip in the car must be correct! Clothing should be made of dense fabric to avoid rubbing with a belt. It is also recommended to refuse voluminous winter jackets, as they do not allow you to tighten the belts tightly. In the cold season, it is better to additionally use a blanket.

Advantages and disadvantages

+ Mounting versatility (regular seat belt is in every car)

+ Profitable price

+ Can be installed on any car seat.

- Mounting difficulty

- Not so high performance security compared to Isofix and Latch

- The possibility of encountering a “lack” of a regular belt (typical for car seats with a table).

Isofix mount

An alternative to regular seat belts when fixing a child restraint is the Isofix system. It is a rigid fastening of the seat to the car body. This ensures best protection child, which year after year is confirmed by the results of crash tests.

You will find the Isofix attachment at the base of the car seat: two brackets on a metal frame, located symmetrically on both sides of the restraint.

Child seat with Isofix system almost impossible to install incorrectly. This is done very quickly and simply. Find special brackets built into backseat almost any modern car, and connect them to the brackets located at the bottom of the holding device. “Docking” should be easy, and the chair should be firmly fixed. Some models have electronic indicators that change color when the chair is installed correctly.

Not all models of car seats of groups "0+" and "1" have built-in Isofix. Some suggest installing a child seat on a special platform that is equipped with mounts. The platform and the chair are bought strictly "for each other." Of course, they must be from the same manufacturer!

Isofix fixes the chair in 2 points. But for groups "0" and "1" another 3rd point is provided, which allows to reduce the load on the fastenings of the holding device. It could be:

Telescopic stop to the floor. It consists of two connected tubes located at the base of the child car seat platform, which are adjustable in height and rigidly fixed. Not every platform model includes a stubborn foot. In its absence, an anchor belt is used.

Anchor strap (Top Tether). Responsible for additional fixation of the upper part of the car seat. In the event of an accident, it protects the little passenger from neck injuries as a result of a sharp “nod”. At the top of the child seat back there is a belt that is fixed to a special bracket on the back of the rear seat, in the trunk of a car or other place (depending on the model).

It's important to know!

• Before purchasing a seat with an Isofix system, make sure that the appropriate mountings are present in your car. You need to search for them front side passenger seat, under the back. Stick your hand through the gap and you can easily find the staples.
• The Isofix system in the vast majority of cases can only be used on the side rear seats. It is there that the brackets for fastening are provided in the car. If child seat you need to put in front, you can fix it with a standard seat belt. Most models of chairs with Isofix allow this installation option.
• The Isofix system is used in car seats of all age groups. However, for fixing infant carriers and child seats of category “0+”, it is still recommended to prefer the standard version. The rigid fastening system sometimes creates vibration in the infant carrier, which is undesirable for the child. Starting from group "1", you can safely switch to Isofix.
• The design of the car seat with the Isofix system implies the presence of metal skids, which, during operation, can damage the upholstery of the seat. A special rug that is placed directly under the chair will help you avoid this. For this purpose, a dense fabric is also used.

Installation instructions

Step 1

Locate the Isofix brackets under the seat back. Remove protective caps. We recommend that you immediately put them in the glove compartment so as not to lose them.

Step 2

Pull out the Isofix brackets at the base of the child seat to the desired length. They are also protected by plugs - remove them and hide them in the glove box.

Step 3

Insert the fasteners into the guides and push the chair until a characteristic click is heard. Check that both brackets are securely fastened.

Step 4

If the car seat has an anchor strap, fold it over the back of the main seat and secure it to the anchor (this can be located on the floor of the trunk or on reverse side seats). If the child restraint is designed with a stubborn leg, adjust the angle and height of the leg.

Step 5

Relax the inner straps, seat the child, tighten and secure the straps.

Advantages and disadvantages

+ Easily and quickly fixed in the car

+ The chair is installed rigidly, overturning and “leaving” forward is excluded.

+

- More high price car seats (approximately 1.5 times compared to the standard mounting method)

- 30% more weight than conventional seat

- Not universal, not all cars are equipped with ISOFIX

- The possibility of chair vibration due to rigid fixation

- Weight limit 18 kg

- Possibility of installation only on the rear side seats

LATCH mount

The Isofix mount is considered the European standard. There are analogues in the world, for example, the Latch mount, which was created in America. It has been mandatory in the US since 2002.

main feature Latch compared to Isofix is ​​the absence of a metal frame and brackets in the design of the chair, which greatly lightens its weight. Fastening is carried out with the help of strong belts, which are fixed with carabiners to the Latch brackets on the back seat of the car.

Latch and Isofix systems are fully compatible with each other. This means that if your car has Isofix, you can safely install a seat with Latch mounts and vice versa.

The Latch system includes several options for carabiner clamps. The most common of them resemble the fastening of detachable straps for bags, only larger and stronger.

In 2008 American company Evenflo has created the SuperLatch carabiner, which features a built-in automatic tensioner. Installation and fixing with it is quick and easy, as there is no need to manually adjust the straps.

Advantages and disadvantages

+ Vibration-free thanks to soft fixing with elastic strap

+ Convenient installation (locks do not have to be latched at the same time, as in Isofix)

+ The chair weighs 1.5 - 2.6 kg lighter than the same with Isofix

+ Reliable protection child in an accident (confirmed by crash tests)

+ Increase allowable weight child up to 29.6 kg (for Isofix - 18 kg)

- Small selection(Latch car seat models are very scarce in Russia)

- Not universal, not all machines are equipped with Latch and Isofix brackets

- Absence budget models

- Possibility of installation only on the rear side seats.

Where to install a car seat?

Most parents install a child restraint in the rear seat on the right. When the child is “oblique”, it is easier for the driver to communicate with him and control him using the rear-view mirror. In addition, drivers often push their own seat as far as possible for greater comfort, and the presence of a child seat in the back significantly limits this possibility.

What is the safest seat in the cabin? For a long time, the “favorite” of safety experts was the seat on the left (behind the driver). This choice is explained by the instinct of human self-preservation: in emergency the driver unconsciously turns the steering wheel in such a way as to protect himself, which means that the passenger behind also receives the benefits.

Scientific approach

Scientists at the American Research University at Buffalo came to interesting conclusions. They analyzed the statistics of road accidents in the state of New York for 3 years. As a result, they called the safest place in the car ... the middle seat. Judge for yourself: compared to the front seats, the rear seats are 60-86% safer, while the safety of the seat in the middle is 25% higher than that of the side rear seats.

It is worth noting that the scientists took into account all possible factors affecting the level of safety, for example, the type and weight of the car, the presence of head restraints and airbags, the age of the driver and passengers, the illumination of the road, the weather. But under any conditions, the middle place was always at least 16% safer than the rest. The researchers explained this by the fact that in a collision it is not subject to compression, which cannot be said about the side seats. But accidents with a side impact in frequency give way only to accidents where cars collide head-on.

Unfortunately, not every car model allows you to conveniently place a child car seat in the middle of the cabin. For example, representatives of the C-class and above have a built-in folding armrest in the back of the middle seat. Many cars (most often wagons and hatchbacks) have only 20% of the area in the middle seat, and Car seat it just doesn't fit in there. And, for example, the Isofix system in most cases is provided only for the side rear seats (with the exception of some car models, for example, Citroen C4 Picasso).

When determining where to install the restraint, proceed from the characteristics of your car. If you cannot choose a seat in the center, give preference to the seat behind the driver.

We put the car seat correctly (fastening with a regular belt)!

1 Group 0 (car seats, up to 10 kg).

Are established on back or forward seats of the car, perpendicular to the movement.

Important point:

When placing the infant carrier in the front seat, be sure to deactivate the airbag! If in the event of an accident it works, then the infant carrier will have a strong blow, which threatens the child with serious injuries.

2 Group 0+ (up to 13 kg).

The child can be transported both in the back and in front (the airbag is switched off!). The chair is installed against the direction of travel: a small passenger sits with his legs to the back of the seat. In the chair, it is fixed with a five-point belt.

3 Group 1 (up to 18 kg).

The chair can be fixed on the rear and front seats in the direction of travel, in addition, the baby is held by a five-point internal belt.

4 Group 2-3 (up to 36 kg.)

Are established on any passenger seat in the direction of the car. The child is fastened with a regular seat belt.

Questions to the expert

1 Can I put the infant carrier in the front seat if the front airbag does not turn off (this is not possible in the car)?

If the airbag does not deactivate, the infant carrier cannot be placed in the front seat. When deployed in the event of an accident, the airbag will forcefully hit the restraint and, instead of protecting, cause additional injury to the child.

2 When the baby is wearing winter clothes, the inner seat belts are not fastened. What to do?

The first step is to check if your child has already grown out of his car seat. If it's all about a thick down jacket, you will have to change the baby into something lighter. In general, car seats do not provide for winter clothing, as European standards a small passenger must be transported without it. In the conditions of the Russian winter, it remains to improvise! Warm up the car well before putting the child in. Take care of a blanket with which you can cover the baby if it gets cold on the road.

3 Can three child car seats fit in the back of the car?

It is quite realistic to install three child restraints in the back seat of the car at once, if you choose the most compact models. The exception is cars in which the middle seat area is reduced or supplemented with a folding armrest.

4 What should I do if the car does not have Isofix mounts, but I want to use this particular system?

The hinges required for attaching the seat using the Isofix system can be welded to the car body in a car service. This is enough simple procedure, so many parents resort to it if they want to ensure maximum safety for the child.

5 Can the seat with the Isofix system be fixed in the usual way (regular belts)?

Metal skids, which are typical for car seats with the Isofix system, are usually foldable, and the design of many restraints also includes holes for a regular belt. Therefore, yes, most models (there are rare exceptions) can be fixed in the usual way as well. Just in case, we recommend that you check with the seller about this possibility.

Buying a good car seat does not mean completely solving the issue of baby safety, because its effectiveness directly depends on how correctly you can install a child car seat in your car.

Of course, you can ask a specialist for help in fixing the structure, or you can just read our article and do everything yourself.

Possibilities of installation by groups of seats

1. Group 0 seats are placed exclusively back perpendicular to the movement.
2. Group 0+ seats can be installed in front if the car does not have an airbag (or it needs to be forcibly turned off).
3. Armchairs of group 1 allow you to seat the baby in the direction of travel on any of the seats, securing it with an additional belt.
4. Armchairs of groups 2-3 are placed in the same way without the need for fastening with an additional belt.

Where is the safest place to install?

Despite all of the installation options listed above, the best locations for a child car seat are in the right rear seat (for left-hand drive vehicles) and in the middle of the second row from the driver in the back.

They are recognized as the safest for any passenger in the car, as they are capable of:

• protect the child from fragments waking up in a hail into the cabin during an impact;
• allocate for him the necessary fraction living space;
• at the same time, a place in the middle of the car additionally protects the small passenger from damage that he can receive when crushing the side parts of the car during an accident.

Mounting methods

In a general sense, the types of fasteners can be divided into those that:

• fastened with seat belts;
• fixed by means of the ISOFIX system;
• mounted with Latch and Super Latch mounts.

Seat belts

This universal option fasteners for which special grooves are provided on the car seat. With this system, the baby is in complete security(This is achieved through a strong belt fixation).

However, there is one caveat: since car seat designs differ from each other, there is no universal installation method for them. It is best to use the instructions that come with it.

Cons of fastening

The disadvantages of this method of installing the chair include a certain complexity of the process and a certain mismatch in geometry. car seats and the car seat itself. Often, during installation, the belts are twisted, which does not comply with safety regulations.

ISOFIX mount

You can also attach a child car seat using the ISOFIX system. This method is nothing more than fastening the car seat directly to the car body, which, in turn, must be equipped with brackets of this type:

To pin Baby chair using this system, you need to push it into these brackets until it stops - until you hear a click. This can be seen in the figure below:

There is another method of fastening, in which it is located on top of the seat and is attracted to the bracket by a specific “anchor belt”. Here's what it looks like:

What is this belt for?

So that when braking hard, the seat does not gallop forward. That is why in some European models, instead of a belt, a stand is provided that extends forward and rests directly on the floor of the car.

It performs a similar function, but looks like this:

Advantages and disadvantages of fastening

To the pluses ISOFIX fasteners include ease of installation, fairly secure fixation and a high degree of security.

The disadvantages of this mount are the weight limit (the baby should not be heavier than 18 kilograms), since with an increase in weight during the DPT, the anchor belt has too much load and it simply cannot withstand it.

Latch and Super Latch mount

This type of fastening is analogous to ISOFIX, only the belt with which the car seat is fixed in the car is slightly different.

The highest stage of evolution of such fastening is super system latch. Both of these types of fixation are widely used in the US, but are not used in Europe.

Positioning the car seat correctly

The eternal question - to put it in the direction of the car or against it, haunts caring parents who buy a new "gadget" for their little one. But the way the car seat is installed in your car plays a big role in the safety of the child.

Against the movement or on the move?

Children from 1 year old are transported only in the “back against the movement” position. Their head weighs quite a lot relative to their body, and their neck is not quite strong enough to hold their head during a possible collision.

If you put the car seat in front against the direction of travel of the car, the airbag deployed on impact can push it against the body, causing the seat to tip over and harm the baby.

Expert opinion

Experts recommend installing a child seat in the middle of the rear row of the car, if possible. If your car does not provide for the possibility of attaching a car seat between the seats, put the car seat on the left or right rear seat exactly in the middle (if the car is 5-seater).

If the car is a 7-seater, then it is safest to mount the car seat in the middle of the second row from the driver (not the third!) Or on the outer seats in the same row.

Installation steps

1. Move the front car seat away before you begin to mount the structure - this will make it easier for you to work.
2. After positioning the car seat, stretch the seat belt intended for fixation strictly along the marked area. Put in your maximum effort.
3. Once you have completed this task, check if the shoulder belt area is fastened.
4. Do not let the belt come into contact with other parts of the seat, as in the event of an accident, the clip does not withstand friction and unfastens.
5. The fixing strap must be properly fastened. It should not be pulled too high, as a tug will move the lock towards the neck and become an additional safety hazard. If the belt is low, it will simply slide off the shoulder.
6. Move the car seat after it is installed. If it dangles or moves out, then you have not fixed it correctly.
7. Put the child in the seat and fasten it. At the same time, do not let the belts twist and make sure that the gap between them and the body is two of your fingers thick.

During the ride, the baby must remain fastened!

Do not forget that the child is quite active in the car: looks around, bounces in place and sometimes even tries to get out of the chair. That is why the fasteners that are responsible for fixing it must have been reliable, otherwise the little researcher will simply unfasten them.

To discourage your baby from playing with fasteners, make sure that he takes toys or books with him. This can distract him from the belts for a while.

Reliability of fasteners - a guarantee of safety

The more secure the mount, the lower the risk of injury in an accident. To make sure that the belt length is long enough to secure the device to the car normally, at the time of purchase, ask the consultant to try on the car seat in your car.

You can attach the car seat using a special three-point belt. However, five-point is considered more reliable - they are able to provide maximum protection your child.

Baby seat rules

1. The child sits in it tightly and does not "slurp" during movement. Of course, you should not go too far, tightly “screwing” it to the seat, but you also don’t need to let go of the belt too much, arguing this action by the fact that this way the baby will have “something to breathe”.
2. The head protection of the child is located as close as possible to his shoulders, that is, in a safe car seat, it must be regulated.
3. Do not forget to fasten the baby, otherwise there will be no use for buying a seat for him. Do this always, even if you need to go "only" 5 minutes.
4. Before placing a child in a car seat, make sure that it is well secured.

Summing up

A child car seat is one of the most important aspects of child safety when traveling in a car. But remember that it’s not enough just to buy it - the chair must also be installed correctly so as not to expose your baby’s life to additional and completely unjustified danger.

Every family that has the good fortune to raise a small child is obliged to observe the rule of "short hand" for his safety. It means that you should not let the child go further than the hands of an adult can reach. So it will be possible to always control the situation when it comes to small children. This rule fair (with some reservations) in the case of transporting a child by car.

Common truths from the traffic police

Since almost every family with children has own car, then adults simply have to know where the safest place in the car is for a child. Discussions on this subject are being held on various Internet forums, in European communities, as well as among compatriots.

The statistics are the most diverse, but still I want to hear an official answer from representatives of those in power. According to Russian law, small and not very peanuts up to 12 years of age must be transported exclusively in a car seat (otherwise a fine!). But where to install it, there are no clear instructions, the parent must resolve this issue on their own.

Five years ago, within the framework of the All-Russian project "Small big passenger However, the following recommendation was issued: “The safest place is in the middle of the rear seat, that is, in the center of the car.” Although some European experts on children's car injuries are of the opinion that a trip in a car is a dangerous thing anyway. Therefore, no matter what position you choose, the main thing is that everyone is comfortable. Even with a car seat, the danger is also great, just its percentage is different.

Choosing a seat in the car depending on the category of car seat

In order for children to really occupy the safest place in the car, it is necessary to take into account the age and category of the purchased seat:

• Cradle chairs for the smallest (categories 0 and 0+) are recommended to be installed in the back seat, with the headboard away from the door. The cradle in this case is perpendicular to the movement of the car. If the mother is driving, then often this type of car seat for babies is fixed on the front passenger seat, but against the direction of the car. The belt must be below the child's shoulder, and there must be no airbag in this place.
• Both front and rear seats can be fixed categories 1, 2, 3. For the first, a five-point belt is required. Children in this case sit in the direction of the car. The only difference is in the fixation of the main belt (for 1 - just above shoulder level, for 2 - through the center of the shoulder). Boosters (the third category of seats) do not have a back and side walls.

It must be remembered that the safest place in the car to install a child car seat will only be really safe if the seat of any category is correctly installed and locked.

Car seat attachment on the front passenger seat

Statistics inexorably tells adults that this option is the most unsafe for transporting not only children, but also any passenger. This is explained by the fact that in case of imminent danger, the driver, as a rule, takes the vehicle to the left in order to protect himself from a collision. Accordingly, the right rake angle machines are the first to be hit.

At head-on collision also the child will be in imminent danger, especially if the airbag deploys. Therefore, it is impossible to call such a fixation option "the safest place in a car in an accident". Although there are still advantages: it is convenient for the mother to observe how the baby behaves, he is in sight and on the “short arm”.

The location of the car seat in the back seat behind the passenger on the right

Encouraging statistics suggest that this option is very acceptable. The seat on the right rear has the least impact in an accident, because it is located from the oncoming traffic in the opposite corner. In order to make it convenient for parents to see their child (after all, this is almost impossible in the rear-view mirror), you can install an additional mirror in the car. So it will be easier to follow the actions of a small passenger.

The benefits don't stop there. Right side- the safest place in the car in the sense that it will be correct to seat the baby and land from the sidewalk, rather than the roadway.

Behind the driver it is safe for a child - a myth debunked

For a long time it was believed that children should sit in the rear left. This is true on three points:

1. As a rule, manufacturers of most car brands make the left side more durable.
2. The driver in the event of an accident mechanically takes his left side away from the impact.
3. In the rearview mirror, what the child is doing is perfectly visible. And it is easy for the accompanying person in the front passenger seat to reach out to the baby in this position.

But there are also three elements that indicate that behind the driver is not the safest place in the car for a child in a seat:

1. Children have to be seated and dropped off not from the sidewalk, but in the immediate vicinity of the roadway.
2. In addition, the oncoming traffic flow is very close to this place.
3. In case of any problems with the child, it is difficult for the driver, who is alone in the car, to reach the seat behind him on the go.

Child seat safety favorite is the sweet spot

Listening to advice domestic experts, and foreign ones, it is best to seat your precious child directly in the middle of the back seat sofa. If you visually imagine the location of the child seat inside the car exactly in the back, in the middle, then it is obvious how much free space is around it.

In case of an accident given place 16% (according to University at Buffalo case study statistics) safer than all other child seat positions. This is indeed, if not the safest place in the car for a child seat, then definitely the most among the above variations. It is surrounded by a space that is not compressed during a collision (including the sides on both sides).

Ways to secure a child seat in a car

When purchasing a seat for transporting your child in a car, you should carefully study the instructions and fasten it strictly according to it. Two methods are being considered:

• The car seat in the selected position is secured with the seat belts supplied with the vehicle. There are situations when the length of the belts is not enough. In this case, it is absolutely impossible to lengthen them yourself. It is better to contact a car repair shop or to official dealer for such a service.
• A less popular option - the System - has metal rails built into the child seat with special fasteners at the ends. Strong brackets are installed directly in the car seat.

Although when choosing the second option and fixing the chair with it, the fact that the safest place in the car is in the back in the middle is fully confirmed. The risks in this case are much less than when fastening with seat belts, despite the fact that the Isofix system is less popular. This is due to the fact that not all cars are equipped in this way.

How to place children in a car if there are several of them

In many vehicles, the middle seat in the back is not suitable for a car seat (for example, due to the built-in fold-out armrest). In addition, if there are three children in a family, it will be problematic to place three car seats at once in an average car.

Two children are best placed in the back seat as close to the center as possible. Or act according to the principle: the younger, the more it is necessary to secure the trip of the baby. Therefore, parents should rationally decide where the safest places in the car for each of the little passengers will be.

Clause 22.9 of Chapter 22 of the Rules traffic obliges drivers vehicles when transporting children to passenger car or in the cab of a vehicle that is designed with seat belts, be sure to use child restraints that are appropriate for the height and weight of the child.

Car seat - the subject of child protection

Transportation of infants in passenger car has its own characteristics. This requires the installation of a special car seat in the back seat. This is a device that should keep children in the seat with the help of standard automotive belts.

Parents should remember that a car seat is not a legislator's fad or a luxury you can do without. This is a device that allows the baby to ride in the car safely and comfortably. A car seat is a special piece of equipment that protects a child from injury in the event of an accident. It protects the baby from injury during sudden braking, bumps or collisions. Car seat use has been proven to reduce the risk of fatal injuries by 80 percent. But this result can only be achieved if the child restraint is correctly installed in the vehicle.

Correct and accurate installation of a child seat in a car is the main and mandatory requirement. After all, from the correctness of the equipment and fixing this device the life of a child depends. But not everyone can correctly fix the car seat in the car right away. According to statistics, only 6 seats out of 10 are installed correctly. Errors in mounting the restraint are associated with the complexity of the mounting methods or the unwillingness of the consumer (driver) to understand the installation algorithm.

The car seat is installed perpendicular to the movement of the vehicle. Inside the car seat, the baby is fixed with the help of special belts that hold the child. The design of the restraint is designed so that the child is located horizontally in the car seat, which protects fragile bones from excessive stress and helps to normalize the baby's breathing. Children from 0 to 6 months are transported in the car cradle. However, such a holding device takes up a lot of space in the car (two passenger seats). In addition, its validity period is short - until the child reaches six months. Therefore, in order to save space and money, as an alternative, it is better to buy baby car seat groups 0+.

car seat groups

There are several types of car seats:

• group 0;
• group 0+;
• group 1;
• group 2;
• group 3.

Ways to install car seats

Armchairs of group 0 (these include infant carriers for children weighing) are installed only on the back seat perpendicular to the movement. Such devices are intended for a lying (sometimes semi-sitting) position.

Armchairs of group 0+ (carrying) are designed for children weighing up to 13 kg. They can be installed in the rear seat and in the front - against the direction of travel, if the airbag opposite the passenger seat is disabled or there is no airbag.

Group 1 seats are designed for children who already know how to sit, weighing 9-18 kg. Such car seats are installed in the car in the front and back seats in the direction of travel. But in this case, the child is additionally supported by a five-point inner belt. Such a seat may have a holding table.

Group 2 car seats are designed for children from 3 to 7 years old, weighing from 15 to 25 kg. They are installed facing in the direction of travel. Group 3 seats are also placed in the car for children from 6 to 12 years old, weighing from 22 to 36 kg. In such a restraint, the child is fastened with a standard seat belt, which is threaded into special guides.

It is necessary to install a child car seat in full accordance with the instructions adjacent to it. The car seat should fit snugly against the seat, the “backlash” of the seat (its swinging from side to side and back and forth when fastened) should not exceed a few centimeters. The straps should be straightened and in no case squeeze the child's chest. The cross and diagonal belts must not be twisted.

The buckle of the lock must be equipped with a soft wide backing that guarantees protection of the child's stomach in the event of sudden braking or an accident.

The central lock must be equipped special system which will not allow the child to unfasten the fasteners on their own.

Carrycot attachment

The car seat is the first car seat for newborns, it is designed for the horizontal position of the child and is equipped with internal and external seat belts, as well as shock protection inside the cradle and a special protective arc above it. The car seat of group 0, to which the infant carrier belongs, is installed on the rear or front seat, perpendicular to the direction of travel. The infant carrier is equipped with three or five internal seat belts.

To fix the baby, a wide belt is used, which passes through the stomach of a small passenger.

The group 0+ car seat is installed in the car using regular seat belts or on a platform with Isofix rigid mounts, when using which seat belts are not used. The Isofix system is equipped with indicators for correct installation car seats. If the infant carrier is installed correctly, the green indicator if wrong - red.

Installing and fastening a child car seat using regular car seat belts is the most common installation method. This mount is universal and is suitable for vehicles equipped with seat belts. If your car does not have such belts, contact the car service center to equip the car interior. The car seat is attached to the car with a three-point harness. For proper fixing of the device on its body, there are special holes and drawings. The child is secured in the seat with a five-point safety harness.

If the length of the seat belt is not enough when attaching the infant carrier, lengthen it at any car service center.

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Perhaps, many parents at least once thought about where it is most safe to put a child in a car. After all, even the presence of a child seat is not a guarantee of safety, and a lot depends on where in the car it is located.

In this material, we will try to find out which place in the car can be considered the safest and what precautions should be taken in general when transporting a child in a car.

What can be considered the safest place in the car and why

To expand on this topic, we need to understand from the very beginning what should be considered a safe place for a child in a car. It is known that any car in the event of a serious traffic accident (collision, overturn, etc.) is subjected to deformation. In order to reduce the threat to the life of passengers, manufacturers passenger cars they are trying to create a kind of “safety capsule” around the riders, that is, to reduce the impact of deformation overloads on the power cell of the body in the passenger compartment area.

Based on this, speaking about the safest place, it can be determined that it is located where the risk of traumatic overloads and deformation of body panels is minimal. In essence, this is a certain point where the chances of surviving an accident are greater than in all others.

Many motorists are sure that to ensure safety, it is enough to put the child in the back row of seats, they say, there the threat to life and health is minimal. Of course, in a head-on collision, such a statement is partly true, but one should not forget about the possibility side impact, as well as a car overturn.

The safest place in a car for a child seat according to statistics

So, let's try to find out what is the safest place in the car for a child according to the statistics of real traffic accidents.

It is known that for a long time there were disputes about where the smallest passenger would be least at risk. Some have argued that the safest place is the seat located on back row directly behind the driver. Supporters of this thesis said that, they say, the driver, seeing the danger in front of him, instinctively tries to take the blow away from himself, and the collision occurs in right side car.

Other researchers have argued that, on the contrary, it is safest for a child to be behind the passenger seat. However, in both cases, the risk of a side collision was not taken into account, when the passenger is in any case at increased risk due to the deformation of the doorways of the car.

The emergence of an advanced system of independent crash tests has allowed researchers and engineers involved in the design of safety systems to much more accurately determine the safest place in a car for a child.

In addition, these data were derived from the statistics of real road accidents. So, in 2006, researchers from the state of New York (USA) conducted a comprehensive study on this issue. As part of the work to identify the most safe places an analysis of statistical data on real accidents that occurred during the period from 2000 to 2003 was carried out.

As a result, it was found that the risk of injury to the child is minimal, provided that he sits in the rear middle seat. In general, the level of safety was higher by 15 to 25 percent compared to other places.

This state of affairs is fully supported technical features car. On the central back seat there is less risk of injury associated with deformation of the body, both in side collisions and in case of a car overturn, when the main load falls, again, on doorways and roof sides.

That is, it is in the rear central part of the cabin that the greatest amount of living space is preserved. Of course, this statement is justified only on the condition that the small passenger is in a child seat and fastened with regular restraints.

Unfortunately, in practice there are often situations when parents neglect these precautions, referring to the fact that the child is “uncomfortable” or “unaccustomed” to sitting with fastened seat belts. In such a situation, on the contrary, the risk of receiving injuries incompatible with life increases many times, and not only in the case of a traffic accident, but even emergency braking. The child is simply not able to stay still and can get life-threatening and health-threatening injuries even in a very harmless traffic situation.

It must be said that these studies have confirmed the safety of the central seat on the rear sofa for both placing a child seat and landing a teenager who may already be in a vehicle without an appropriate restraint, as well as for an adult passenger.

However, from a purely practical point of view, this place is also the least convenient in most modern cars mobiles. An exception to general rule only minivans serve, in which three separate seats can be placed in the back row. In addition, on a number of modern cars, including sedans executive class and, there is no “central” place at all - it is “farmed out” to the armrest, mini-bar or other systems to increase comfort.

However, many budget and family class cars have Isofix type anchorages that allow the installation of a child seat in the center. In addition, many cars are arranged in the form of a transverse strap for the central passenger. In this case, of course, placing a child seat there for a baby or teenager looks the most desirable from a safety point of view.

Sign "Child in the car"

Along with the question of what is the safest place in the car for a child, motorists are often interested in whether a "Child in the car" sign is necessary on the vehicle itself.

Of course, the presence of the sign "Child in the car" of the SDA is not regulated (its presence is provided only for buses involved in the transportation of children), but, nevertheless, it would be very useful for motorists to explain the features of its use.

When and where the sign "Child in the car" was invented is not known for certain. According to one version, the appearance of such information plates originates from children's toys, which American and European motorists in the 40s-50s of the twentieth century placed on a shelf in front of the rear window of a vehicle. Later there were special designations with pictures of babies.

In our country, the sign "Child in the car" appeared relatively recently and is a yellow rhombus with the image of a baby. It is usually located on rear glass vehicle. Such a designation does not give the motorist any advantages in traffic, however, it is intended to inform other road users about the presence of a young passenger in the car.

Is it worth it to put this kind of sign on the car? It's up to the parents, of course. However, from a security point of view, such a step is quite justified. Real observations show that a car with this designation attracts additional attention from other motorists.

The presence of a sign can lead to the fact that motorists will keep their distance, cut the car less. Of course, there are no real statistics on the effectiveness of such designations, and there have been no separate studies on this issue.

However, a number of social surveys conducted among motorists show that drivers are beginning to be more attentive to a car with a sign and often change their own driving style next to vehicle, which has the designation "Baby in the car."

It is quite logical that one should not neglect such a sign, and it is also advisable to hang it on the rear window of the car in which you plan to transport the baby most often.

Since the “Child in the Car” sign is not mandatory from the point of view of traffic rules, there are no strict regulations for the acquisition of this information sticker. Based on this, the sign can be purchased not only in the store. In particular, the sign "Child in the car" can be downloaded on the Internet and simply printed out, then placed under glass.

Based on the foregoing, we can sum up a kind of result by presenting a list of recommendations for transporting a child in a car. So, when transporting a baby in a car, you should adhere to the following rules:

• place a child restraint (seat) in the safest area of ​​the passenger compartment, that is, in the central place of the rear sofa of the car;
• in without fail fasten the child with standard child seat belts;
• before boarding, check the reliability of the fixation of the seat;
• stick the sign "Child in the car" on the rear window of the car;
• when driving a car, try not to violate speed mode apply smooth acceleration and deceleration;
• turn off the standard airbags in the area where the child seat is located.

As you can see, these safety requirements are very simple. By using them, you can maximum level safety when transporting a child.