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ER24 issues chid car seat safety tips
JOBURG – After the Department for Transport announced that the use of car seats will be compulsory for children under three from 1 May, emergency service provider, ER24, offered the following advice on restraining children when travelling.
- Infants should ride rear-facing at least until they are a year old. Once they exceed the weight or height limit set by the manufacturer of the infant safety seat, they should continue to ride rear-facing in a convertible safety seat. It is best to keep toddlers rear-facing for as long as possible.
- When they have outgrown this seat, they should use a forward-facing safety seat with a full harness. This should be used until they exceed the weight and/or height limit set by the manufacturer of the seat.
- Children who have outgrown a convertible safety seat should use a booster seat until they are at least four feet tall.
- Children who are tall enough to wear an adult seat belt should still ride in the back seat until they are 13 years old. Adjust the seat belt so the lap belt crosses the child’s upper thighs and the diagonal belt crosses the upper chest at a point between the neck and shoulder.
Details: ER24 084 124.
