A Child in a Car: What You Should Know
When you have a child in your family, priorities of car trips are safety and convenience of the little passenger. For it you need to buy a baby seat, take care of special stickers on the rear window of the car and many other things. PayPerKay offers to learn the features of car lease in Abu Dhabi with a child.
The Baby Seat: There is no Alternative
In SDA there are no specific requirements regarding the equipment of a special place for a baby in the car. However, experts are categorical: the baby car seat is not a luxury, it is a necessity. Because of its existence not only child's health depends, but his life. What you need to know when you choose the baby seat?
- Age, height, weight. On the basis of these indicators, you should choose the seat. It is necessary for a child from birth to 12 years. During this time, his body and habits change cardinally. So, in the process of growing, it is recommend to change the model to the more appropriate height and weight.
- A place in the cabin. Many people think that the safest seat is behind the driver. This opinion was formed under the influence of the observation that in an emergency, the driver usually turns a rudder on the left, saving himself, and, consequently, a person, who sits behind him. However, special crash tests showed that in a 5-seater car the safest seat is in the middle. At an external shock the passenger on this place has the highest chance to avoid serious injuries. So, it is better to install the baby seat there. For a child under one year of age the seat should be placed “backwards” – back against the driving direction. Another important point: not only a child must be buckled seat belts, but also for passengers at the sides. Otherwise, in case of bump or hard braking, they will press down the child with their weight.
“Adult” mode of travels begins since 12. By this time the height of a child is approximately 145-150 cm, weight about 40-45 kg. If by the physical parameters the child develops “ahead”, you can leave with the baby seat little earlier of a specified age.
A Stopover: a Child the Center of Attention
Of course, the ideal option is to stay in specially equipped places: gas stations, parking lots, car parks. If you had to pull over on a busy highway outside of a town, do not lose sight of the child even for a minute. The most important rule: nowhere, never, under any circumstances leave the child in the car. He can unlock the door and start to search the adults, not realizing that it is very dangerous.
In the darkness, leaving your car with the child on a road, wear a retroreflective vest, to drivers of cars passing by can see you. In emergency situations (accidents, traffic conflict) first of all, make sure that the child was not injured and ensure good surveillance. And only then deal with other issues.