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1. Child restraints
Child restraints are safety devices designed to protect infants and children while riding in a vehicle. They are specialized seats or harnesses that ensure children are properly secured based on their age, weight, and height, since regular seatbelts are not safe or effective for young passengers.
- Reduces the risk of injury or death in a crash.
- Keeps children properly positioned during sudden stops.
- Required by law in most countries—with strict rules for installation and use.
- Never place a rear-facing seat in front of an active airbag.
- Always install seats according to manufacturer instructions.
- Make sure the child is properly strapped in and the seat is securely fastened.
- Types of Child Restraint Systems:
- Rear-Facing Car Seat (for infants and small toddlers).
- Forward-Facing Car Seat (for toddlers and young children).
- Booster Seat (for older children).
Rear-facing child seat. © Wikimedia.org/Pieter Kuiper, CC BY-SA
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