Still not sure whether to buy a baby car seat?

Child safety in a car begins with a child car seat-many parents agree with this today. But there are still beliefs that the child’s seat is not necessary for traveling. Let's look at the main arguments of the opponents of car seats.

"We used to go without any car seats, we grew up without them and nothing"

It is worth noting that the first child restraint appeared in 1935 in the United States. With the beginning of the mass distribution of cars, the civilized world began to think about child safety in the car and use child car seats. In 1958, an agreement was reached on ensuring child safety in a car within the framework of the UN Geneva Agreement. The European standard for the certification of child car seats ECE R 44/01 has been in operation since 1982, and since 1993 it is mandatory for all child car seats in Europe. The Isofix mount was developed in 1990 and its standard was introduced in ECE R 44/01 since 1995. So, even before, car seats were important for children's safety in a car.

"Why pay so much for a 10-minute trip to school?"

Interestingly, what will help convince you that child car seats can minimize the danger on any trip? Prices for them today are on average comparable to the cost of three tanks of gasoline, which is incomparable with the life and health of your own baby. And most of the accidents according to statistics occur just close to home or on short trips at a speed of only 40 km/h. Still, the safety of the child, probably-not what it is worth saving. On 130.com.ua we offer car seats for children with an optimal ratio of price and quality.

"Then you can use a used car seat"

In fact, the history of this chair is unknown. It could be involved in an accident and can be deformed, have structural damage, hidden defects. Therefore, buying a used car seat is not the best option, rather the opposite. After all, its use can be simply dangerous, and, at least-unhygienic. Baby car seat buy in Kiev, Odessa, Kharkov with delivery in Ukraine can be 130.com.ua.

"In the car seat you can get hurt even more than without it"

It is difficult to imagine a situation where, in the event of an accident, for example, flying through the front window onto the roadway may be less traumatic than staying in the car seat. Usually supporters of this myth support it with various horror stories for authenticity. Studies show that the use of children's car seats reduces mortality in the event of an accident by 70% and severe injuries by 60%. The fact that it is a special restraint that significantly increases the chance of surviving an accident and saves lives is confirmed by the numerous crash tests that children’s car seats pass and the feedback from parents, drivers and medical workers.

"My child is better on his hands or move freely in the cabin"

For the clarity of the fact that the hands of an adult-not the best car seat, and the interior of the car-not a place for walking, consider a few situations.

Possible situations	Risks in an accident if child car seats are not used
The child is standing
Near the door at the back and looking out the window	Strike against the door, interior elements, front/rear seat, injuries from broken glass. The child "dangles" in the cabin, the likelihood of bruises, even with slight braking/turning. Departure in the windshield, to be sandwiched between the seats. Head and neck injuries when hitting the cabin and body elements.
Between the seats
In the back seat on the knees
The child is sitting in the back/front seat
Not fastened with a regular belt	Child "chats" in the cabin. Departure from the seat and injury of the cabin elements. Departure from car.
Fastened with a regular belt	Injuries to the neck on a high-strap. High chance of injury when the airbag is deployed.
The child sits in the arms of an adult
Not wearing a regular belt	With a speed of only 50 km/h, the weight increases already 30 (!) times. No adult will not keep the child in the hands even with emergency braking. The risk of departure in the windshield. The risk of being clamped by an adult (with an increase in weight 30 times) on the front seat.
fastened together with a regular belt	The risk of being clamped by an adult on a belt.

Reducing the possible risks on the road with children can install a child car seat. In reality, the above is only a small fraction of what trips can bring without observing the elementary rules for the safe transportation of children. Not to mention that not only in the case of an accident the free movement of a child in a car is dangerous. Especially, if the only adult on a trip is a driver, whose attention should be simultaneously focused on the traffic situation and on an “independent” child.

Contact our online store and choose the most suitable baby car seat to ensure yourself and your baby a comfortable and safe journey. And 130.com.ua specialists will be happy to help you figure out how to choose a child car seat.

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