Where should rear facing car seats be placed?
Where should rear facing car seats be placed?
The safest place for your child’s car seat is in the back seat, away from active air bags. If the car seat is placed in the front seat and the air bag inflates, it could hit the back of a rear-facing car seat — right where the child’s head is — and cause a serious or fatal injury.
Can convertible car seat be rear facing?
Convertible seats (used rear facing) Can be used rear facing and, later, “converted” to forward facing for older children when they outgrow either the weight limit or the length limit for rear facing. This means the seat can be used longer by your child.
Can you put rear facing car seat in middle?
Being in the center rear seat is most beneficial of the more rare but more dangerous side impact crashes. Being in a rear-facing car seat is safer if the crash is front impact as the child’s head, neck and back are all being supported during the crash.
Where is the safest place to put a carseat in the back seat?
Rear Middle
1) Rear Middle: The Safest Spot! The safest place for your car seat is the rear middle seat due to its maximum distance from passenger-side air bags and any potential impact.
When can you turn a rear facing car seat around?
2 years old
While 1 year and 20 pounds used to be the standard for when to flip car seats around, most experts now recommend using rear-facing child seats until children are 2 years old and reach the top weight and height recommendations of the car seat manufacturer, which is typically around 30 pounds and 36 inches.
How long should a child ride rear facing in a car?
It’s safer to continue to ride rear facing until your child outgrows the limits of the seats. That’s 40 inches, 40 pounds, or when there is less than an inch of space above the child’s head when using the correct headrest position, whichever comes first.
How much does the Safety 1st grow and go cost?
The Safety 1st Grow and Go retails for $169.99 and can be found at several retailers including Amazon.com. Other versions of this seat include the Grow and Go Air and the Grow and Go Air EX. Similiar, but shorter-lived versions of the Grow and Go are the Safety 1st EverFit and MultiFit 3-in-1.
How many rear facing recline angles does the seat have?
This seat has 2 rear facing recline angles. These options can help the seat fit into most vehicles, regardless of how sloped or not sloped the vehicle seat is. The Grow and Go has three recline positions. Position 1 is for forward facing only, positions 2 and 3 are rear facing.
What is the shoulder belt guide position on a booster seat?
The 18.5 inch shoulder belt guide position means that this seat may not last terribly long in booster mode but it’s a nice option to help new booster riders adjust to their new responsibilities. The 2015 IIHS Booster Ratings awarded the Grow and Go a Good Bet, which means that it has an acceptable vehicle seat belt fit in most vehicles.
