BeSafe’s best tips for a safer journey!
Of course you as a parent want your child to travel as safely as possible in the car. Choosing the right child car seat is an obvious first step to achieve this. However, there are also several other things you as a parent can do for the safety of your children.
KEEP YOUR CHILD REAR-FACING
It is proven to be five times safer for a child up to four years to travel in a rear facing child car seat. Therefore, choose a seat that allows your child to continue to travel rear facing as long as possible.
make sure the child car seat is properly installed
No matter how safe a child car seat is, it will not work as intended if it is not installed correctly. It is ultimately of course your responsibility as a parent that the seat is properly installed according to instructions.
Especially if seats are moved frequently between cars, it is important that it is fitted correctly every time. If you are unsure, please visit your local retailer and ask them to show you how the child car seat should be fitted.
tighten the internal harness
It is extremely important that the the internal harness is securely tightened and placed near the child’s body. To check if the harness is tight enough, try to make a fold in the shoulder belts. If this is still possible, the harness is not tightened enough yet.
keep the carrying handle in an upright position
The handle of a baby car seat is often marketed as a carrying handle, which it is. But above all the carrying handle of BeSafe baby car seats serves as a roll-bar in the event of a collision. The carrying handle on BeSafe’s baby car seats should therefore always be in an upright position during a journey. This protects against rotation in the event of a rear collision.
Use smart accessories
BeSafe has developed many smart accessories that make car travel easier and safer, for example: our belt collector. As children grow, they can develop a habit of wriggling out of the internal harness. The BeSafe belt collector helps to keep the internal harness properly positioned and prevent this.
Another tip is to always use a baby mirror to be able to keep an eye on your child in the back seat. A calm parent leads to a safer journey!
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