Baby Car Seat In The Middle Or Side
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 your child s head is and cause a serious or fatal injury.
Baby car seat in the middle or side. Maybe the best option is two convertible seats with a booster in the middle. As a result you really should place the seat in the middle for safety reasons. However if you normally park with the driver s side next to the pavement this seat would be better than the opposite side. Maybe the infant seat is better installed in the middle with the seat belt with the convertible rear facing on one side and the booster on the other.
The results showed that the passenger side rear seat was the most popular position for the baby or child s car seat 41 followed by the left driver s side rear seat 31 and center seat 28. If you use this seat make sure the child seat can be fitted in this position correctly. Hi i have a 3 year old baby and he is 40 lbs can i place his front facing car seat in the middle seat at the back and mine is a sedan model car please do help amie posted at 11 05h 13 may reply. Statistically the middle is safest but most importantly the install needs to be best.
The safest place for your child s car seat is the back seat away from active air bags. There are currently no u s. So if in your car the car seat installs really well in the middle then that would be the safest but if it s not installed as well there but would be better installed on the side with latch then that is safest. Government regulations on testing side impacts with children baby car seats.
In fact a study in the journal pediatrics found that kids are 43 percent less likely to be injured in a car accident when their car seat is in the center position. Most cars that have the latch system don t have the latches in place for the middle there are exact dimensions needed between latch points to be secure. Side impact crashes account for one in four injuries from car accidents and about a quarter of deaths from accidents.