Children can now be carried in a car without a car seat

Preschoolers - no alternative

As in the document:The transportation of children under 7 years of age in a passenger car and the cabin of a truck, the design of which provides for seat belts, must be carried out using child restraint systems (devices) that correspond to the weight and height of the child.Photo: GettyImagesWhat this means: alternatives to avtollykam, car seats or booster (chair without a back) now no. Outside the law were various belt adapters, frameless soft devices, so-called books, that is, conditional devices, when a child is placed something under the ass, so that he is sitting higher, and the belt does not press him around his neck .- Such means do not provide the proper level of protection child - said in an explanation to the government resolution. - They are highly likely to exacerbate the consequences of an accident for a child compared to the seat belts provided for by the vehicle design.

Older than seven years - enough belt

As in the document:children aged 7 to 11 years (inclusive) must be transported in a passenger car or a truck cabin that is designed with seat belts, using child restraint systems (devices) that correspond to the child's weight and height, or using seat belts. What this means: if your child is already seven, you can decide for yourself what is more convenient for him or her: a car seat or a standard seat belt. On the one hand, this is reasonable: a 12-year-old boy who is taller than his or her parents looks funny in a child seat. On the other hand, for safety reasons, representatives of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate recommend (note, they do not insist!) transporting schoolchildren in a child restraint device. — The use of standard belts may be justified when the child has outgrown the parameters of the car seat or, for example, when transporting a disabled child or a sick child to a medical facility, — the department comments. — It is necessary to take into account situations when the design of the vehicle does not allow for the required number of child restraints. At the same time, if the child is riding in the front seat, then a car seat or booster is necessary up to 12 years. The only clarification added to this point is that the restraint device must correspond to the weight and height of the child.

Without supervision, do not leave

Photo: GettyImagesAs in the document:It is prohibited to leave a child under 7 years of age in a vehicle while it is parked without an adult present. What does this mean: anyone: mom, dad, older brother, uncle, aunt. Even a neighbor. But an adult must always be present in the car if there is a child in it. - This will help to avoid leaving children in danger when they can get scared, overheat, get heat stroke or, on the contrary, hypothermia, - the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate explains. - And there will also be no situations when a vehicle with unattended children in the cabin starts moving, and thus their lives are exposed to serious danger. It is also useful to know: