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View Poll Results: Do you use a baby / car seat (if there is an infant in the car)? | |||
Yes | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 33 | 62.26% |
No | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 20 | 37.74% |
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| ![]() im a BIG fan of chinese proverb.."a picture is worth more than thousand words"! here is the finest example of Indian family using a infant car seat. an infant car seat has to be a rear facing for a child upto 1year of age! because in case of sudden breaking or collision, the rear facing child seat will support the weak spine of the child, where as the photo shows no correct knowledge about the usage of the infant car seat! Absolutely no awareness for the child safety in a vehicle and about the infant car seat. ![]() Any comments on the usage of the infant seat in this photo? |
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| ![]() The child will either slide under, or over, that belt. a snugly fitting three-point belt is the way to secure a baby in a baby seat. In fact, is it a proper belt at all? but, hey! at least that cover will keep the dust off the poor dear. |
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the bad news: the infant can get hurt by falling to the floor the good news: since the infant is not restrained under hard braking the infant will not suffer spinal or neck injuries from whiplash. Injuries from the fall to the floor however might be just as severe. the least the pseron should have done is have the infant facing the rear. | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Here is my recent post on a baby seat that I have got- http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1364833-post.html Quote:
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| ![]() Weren't we dumped , sometimes 7 to 8 crammed in the rear of a rickety old Ambassador with no a/c and fru-fru and driven recklessly through worse roads than present now and still live to talk about it?. The sad part of all this is to see young men debating about baby seats in a forum for car enthusiasts. Alas!. Last edited by nickatnite : 10th July 2009 at 12:20. |
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| ![]() here is my little one ready for her first ride! she is all strapped up in a rear facing infant seat fixed on the rear seat of my car. Last edited by Parm : 10th July 2009 at 13:35. |
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if this is a forum for car enthusiasts then how come a child/baby seat doesnt form a part of the car? if a sony music system or a 3M polish can form a part of this forum, im sure child/baby seat comes first to be discussed if you are concerned about the safety of a child! i remember how many people never used the seat belts provided in the cars, let alone the rear seat belts! ![]() nowadays people want cars with "baloons" (air bags) on the steering wheel and as well as for the front passenger! your comment shows your ignrance and that too comes from living in america, where the hospitals insist upon child car seat for a new born to go home! Last edited by Parm : 10th July 2009 at 13:42. | |
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The child will not fall anywhere. It will be thrown, at the impact speed of the collision. I used to be under the impression that the back of a car seat would be quite a soft thing to be thrown against --- I was disillusioned by an ex-policeman who told me I was utterly wrong; he told me that they have to pick bits of people out of the seat structure after some accidents. Another possibility: the child, not being secured, may simply fly through the windscreen. Wave to baby! Pick up bits from road! Oh well, that'll save the schooling money, I suppose. Yet another possibility. Fatal blow to the back of the front-seat occupant's head. One reason for back-seat belts is to protect the front seat passengers. Here's a lesson in practical dynamics that I think would benefit many people. It requires one room door and your fingers... A properly-designed, rear-facing seat will absorb the impact, spread over the child's body. Really a lot of work has been put into this basic car safety for both adults and babies in other countries. Mostly, it seems, India chooses to ignore or to disregard it. If one can learn a lesson at someone else's expense, then that is the cheapest way to learn it. Quote:
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As I think I have said before, I feel so strongly about this issue that I do not have very much patience with it. If my dynamics lesson was understood, we would see an overnight change in vehicle usage in India. How can anyone expect to hold a child that is being pulled out of their arms at even 10kmph, let alone 40, 50 ...or 100+? It doesn't even require much education. Physics was one of my worst subjects at school. Just a little bit of imagination is all that is necessary. A hole in the windscreen. A bloody mess on the road. No more crying. | |||
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() My two devils get firmly belted down when we get onto a highway. you just make them understand that you belt, you get to go out, else np ![]() |
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| ![]() Thrice I order and followed up several times with Local GM dealer - They just didn't bothered about it. Finally they said that the Baby seats are not under production against what their accessory catalog said. I believe dealers should be ready to provide Child seats on display, it will should help buyers to think about it and decide. I also feel many buyers almost do not care or do not know about the safely requirements. Last edited by agbenny : 10th July 2009 at 14:57. |
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On this one, if I was buying, I would look for adherence to European standards, and that would probably mean a European make (and price). Worst thing, for me... I have failed to persuade my own [wife's] family on this issue, even having being prepared to buy them the car seat. The situation has not arisen, as yet, and may never do, but I will never take that baby in my own car without a proper seat. Last edited by Thad E Ginathom : 10th July 2009 at 15:03. | |||
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| ![]() Actually, whether that baby falls or gets thrown depends on the speed and type of impact/braking, but either way its a bad idea. I think that keeping the baby on one's lap is better (though still not good enough) than that 'seat' as someone will at least hold on to the baby under braking. |
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