Österreich How to choose a car seat?
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17 Aprile 2022
Is your due date starting to get closer and do you have to choose your first car seat? Among the products to buy for new parents, it is certainly among the most important, but the choice at the beginning may be a bit confusing. We've created this guide to help you understand what requirements you need to meet and then find the right car seat for you.
First of all, it is important to keep in mind that from the first trip from the hospital home, it is necessary to let the child travel in a car seat every time he is in the car, and this obligation remains until the child is 12 years old or reaches 150 cm in height. In combination with the seat it is also mandatory to have an anti-abandonment device from the birth of the child to 4 years old.
Another factor to keep in mind is the fact that even car seats have an "expiration date “: the materials of the seats no longer guarantee optimal performance after about 10-12 years, so if you opt for a second-hand seat you must also keep this information in mind.
Before buying the seat you will discover that there are 2 legal regulations currently available in Europe, so you can find child seats approved according to ECE R44/04 or R129 i-Size, but what are the differences?
The R129 standard was introduced to make children's trips safer, it is more recent than the R44 standard and performs more detailed tests to improve head and neck protection, and it is likely that over time the R44 regulation will be abandoned in favor of the new R129.
The last things to consider when choosing a car seat are the following:
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The first factor to consider is whether or not the car on which the child seat will be installed is equipped with ISOFIX attachments, which are hooks inserted into the car's seats on which all child seats that have an ISOFIX anchoring system can be attached. Why choose a child seat with ISOFIX attachments? Because it is easier to assemble and disassemble from the car, because they are safer, but also because in 80% of cases the installation of child seats with seat belts is done incorrectly, which compromises their effectiveness. So our advice is always to prefer child seats with ISOFIX attachments (if compatible with your car), also because in most cases these seats can also be installed in a traditional way, that is, with the car's seat belts
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Side collisions can cause more serious injuries to your child than a front or rear impact, which is why many child seats are now equipped with side impact protectors that absorb most of the impact.
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Many child seats can be combined with a base that is installed in the car and remains fixed, so as to facilitate the installation of the seat. In addition, for some models, there are also bases that allow the seat to be rotated 360° so as to facilitate the child's insertion and exit from the car, being able to turn the seat towards the door. Finally, on some of these bases it is also possible to recline the seat slightly to provide greater comfort for the child
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But which is the safest child seat?
To help you choose a child seat, there are institutions that test the seats on the market with various crash tests and assign them a score, the institutions to consider are ADAC and TCS. -
The last aspect to consider for the eggs (the first child seats) is the compatibility of the seat with the stroller you choose, in fact the eggs can also be mounted on the frames of the strollers.
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