Beware of children in the car
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Beware of children in the car

Beware of children in the car Every year on our roads there are many tragic accidents involving the smallest.

However, there are cases when children die or are injured not as a result of a traffic accident, but because they were left unattended in the car. Beware of children in the car

Police statistics show that the largest number of road traffic accidents involving children are registered in the group of passengers or pedestrians. Children are responsible for 33 percent. of all accidents with their participation, and the remaining 67%. mostly adults are responsible. Studies conducted by British scientists from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents have shown that leaving a child in a vehicle without proper care is a great danger to a child.

The child should not be left alone in the car, but if for some reason we have to do this, it is worth taking care of several key aspects related to safety.

First of all, hide all dangerous objects from the child. In the UK, there have been cases of children burned to death in a car while playing with matches found inside, seriously injured by fishhooks, and poisoned by rat poison. In addition, leaving the car, even for a moment, you always have to turn off the engine, take the keys with you and lock the steering wheel. This will not only prevent a child from accidentally starting the engine, but also make it more difficult for a thief. Moreover, there were also cases when a thief stole a car with a child sitting in the back seat.

Beware of children in the car Even power windows can be a threat. Especially in older models where the power windows are not equipped with an appropriate resistance sensor, the glass can break a child's finger or hand, and in extreme cases even lead to suffocation.

While driving, we must not forget that in accordance with the rules, and above all with common sense, children under 12 years old, whose height does not exceed 150 cm, must be transported in special child seats or car seats.

The seat must have a certificate and three-point seat belts. In a vehicle equipped with airbags, a child seat must not be placed facing backwards in the front passenger seat. This provision shall apply even if the passenger airbag has been deactivated. Like any device in a car, the airbag switch is prone to failure, which can cause it to explode in an accident. Recall that the airbag explodes at a speed of about 130 km / h.

“The legislator has not made a distinction in the regulation between equipment on and off, so in all cases where the car has an airbag for the passenger, you cannot transport a child in a rear-facing seat in the front seat,” explains Adam. Yasinsky from the Main Police Department.

Source: Renault

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