So, find out what car seats are, how to choose the perfect, and go to the store for an important purchase for your little traveler.Photo: Getty Images
Law requirement
Article 22.Article 9 of the Road Traffic Regulations of the Russian Federation states: “Children under 12 years of age must be transported in vehicles equipped with seat belts using child restraint systems that correspond to the child’s weight and height, or other means that allow the child to be fastened using seat belts provided for by the vehicle design, and in the front seat of a passenger car – only using child restraint systems.” Incidentally, “violation of the requirements for transporting children established by the Road Traffic Regulations entails the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of three thousand rubles” (Article 12.23 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, as amended on September 1, 2013).Photo: www.yandex.ruWe won't tell you about the various horrors that can happen to a baby just sitting in the back seat of a car in the event of a traffic accident. We'll just say that an unfastened dummy in an accident (at a speed of 50 km/h) hits the windshield so that the fragments penetrate the head to a depth of 1 cm, and the cervical vertebrae are simply broken. Still have doubts about the vital necessity? Then arm yourself with knowledge and go to the store to make a purchase.
Types of car seats
Externally, the car seat resembles a regular chair withoutlegs, with special safety belts that secure the child at five points of his body, preventing him from falling out of the chair even in the event of an impact. All car seats are divided into five main and three secondary groups and differ depending on the age, weight and height of the child. Read more: