How to travel by car with babies

• April 25, 2024

The safety of the baby inside the car forces parents to choose the accessories plus adequate , as well as to use them correctly. In the "World Report on the Prevention of Injuries to Children", published by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), which highlights that more than 2 thousand children and adolescents die daily as a result of an injury that could have been prevented. For some time, both organizations have established the necessary requirements that every child restraint system must comply with. According to this regulation, the weight of the child it is the only valid criterion for its correct choice.

• Criteria to choose the best accessory to use in car

There is no need to focus on the child's age. Two children of 4 years old can have very different weights. The current system classifies five weight groups, with which protect the baby from its first days until it exceeds 1.35m in height. The five groups are the following:

1. Group 0: from newborns to 10 kg.
2. Group 0: from newborns to 13kg.
3. Group 1: from 9 to 18 kg.
4. Group 2: from 15 to 25 kg.
5. Group 3: from 22 to 36 kg.

• Tips for safe travel

Do not allow a child to travel in your vehicle without using an adequate restraint system, even on shorter journeys or to bring you closer to school.

Do not hesitate to replace the security chair for a new one in case of having suffered violent tensions after an accident.

The statistics indicate the seat rear straight as the safest location for children's seats.

If the installation is complicated, ask the store to do so. It is recommended to disassemble and reinstall it to know the mechanism well.

The areas plus vulnerable of the baby are the head, neck and face. Therefore, it is important to place babies under 10 kilos in the opposite direction to the march because the head, neck and back are protected by the backrest of the safety seat which in turn absorbs a large part of the energy produced in an eventual shock.