Can a safety seat be placed on the front passenger seat? Where is the safest position to install a safety seat?

Cars have become a daily means of transportation for people. Adults need to wear seat belts when riding in cars, but how should children's safety be guaranteed? The issue of children's safety in cars should attract everyone's attention. Many families have also chosen to buy child safety seats, but can safety seats be placed on the front passenger seat? Where is the safest place to install a safety seat? Let's find out!

Can a safety seat be placed on the passenger side?

A child safety seat is designed for children of different weights (or ages) and can effectively improve the safety of children in a car by restraining them in the safety seat. In the event of a car collision or sudden deceleration, it can reduce the impact pressure on the child and restrict the movement of the child's body, thereby reducing the harm to them.

Research results from authoritative foreign organizations show that the use of child-specific safety devices in cars can reduce the child injury rate by about 70%, and the proportion of casualties from 11.5% to 3.5%. Among them, child car safety seats are the most critical safety equipment.

It is not the case that all problems will be solved if a safe safety seat is not installed properly. It may still lead to disaster.

When installing a safety seat, there are two things that need to be explained to parents: first, the safety seat must not be installed on the front passenger seat; second, the safety seat needs to be installed in reverse before the baby is 9 months old.

Many parents know that the front passenger seat is the most dangerous seat in the car, and generally do not let their babies sit in it. However, some parents also asked: "If the safety seat is installed on the front passenger seat and the baby sits in it, there should be no problem, right?"

Babies must never sit in the passenger seat, regardless of whether they are using a safety seat or not!

Because the impact force of the car airbag during the explosion is very huge. Children are short, and the position of the passenger airbag is just right at the child's head. Therefore, when the airbag explodes, it will not only fail to protect the child, but will become a fatal "killer" to the child!

Where is the safest position to install a child seat?

The safest position is behind the driver, and the safety seat should also be installed behind the driver! Let's analyze why it is in this position.

First of all, the entire rear seats are safer than the front seats because they have a wider cushioning area.

Then, when people encounter dangerous things, they will have an instinctive reaction to avoid danger. That is to say, if the car is about to hit something, the driver will instinctively avoid his side and use the passenger side to collide. Therefore, the passenger seat is the most unsafe position. If the driver avoids collision on his side, the position behind the driver will also be safer.

Third, the position behind the driver can be seen through the rearview mirror in the cab, so the driver can quickly discover any condition of the baby in this position.

Fourth, if a fire or other situation occurs, the driver can quickly get out of the car and open the back door to get the baby out. To get to other locations, the driver needs to go around the car, which will delay the rescue time.

Misunderstandings about using safety seats

Mistake 1: The safety seat is installed too loosely

Safety hazard: This is the most common mistake in car seat use. If a baby sits in a safety seat that is too loose, in the event of a car accident, the baby's heavier head will hit the seat in front, causing head and facial injuries.

Check it out: Dad holds the bottom of the seat with both hands (where the seat belt passes through) and shakes it vigorously from side to side, back and forth. The range of movement should not exceed 1 inch (2.5 cm).

Quick fix: Dad kneels down in the safety seat, presses back with all his strength, and tightens the seat belt at the fixed point, making sure it is locked (this is often overlooked). For families using a safety cradle, press the cradle with your arms, then tighten and lock the seat belt.

Mistake 2: The seat belt is too loose

Safety hazards: In order to make the baby more comfortable, parents often do not have the heart to tighten the seat belt too much. However, a seat belt that is too loose is useless. In a car accident, the child can be easily thrown out of the seat due to the loose seat belt, and in serious cases, the child can be thrown out of the car.

Check: Use your fingers to pinch the seat belt. If you can pinch it, it means it is too loose. When American nurses send newborns out of the hospital, they will personally check whether the safety seat is used properly. They insert their fingers under the seat belt. If only one finger can be inserted, it is considered to be up to standard.

Quick fix: Tighten the seat belt until no part of it can be pinched.