Car seat safety quiz
Car Seat Safety Quiz
Car seat safety is a minefield of information and sometimes less than
useful advice from well-meaning people, the media, health professionals
and retail stores. At babyworld we have well trained and experienced car
seat experts and have pooled all their knowledge to help you prepare for
choosing
the right car seat for you and your baby.
It’s time to test your car seat safety knowledge with our quick quiz.
1. What percentage of car seats are incorrectly fitted?
a) 50%
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b) 65%
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c) 80%
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Correct!
Research studies have shown (this most recent one by the automobile association
) that 80% of car seats are incorrectly fitted. This is a pretty terrifying
figure but it’s a really simple problem to solve. Make sure you take your
car with you when choosing a car seat, always read the instructions, take
your time fitting your car seat and look at the pictures on the side of
the seat.
If your car is installed with isofix points it will often make it easier
to fit your car seat securely.
If you are in any doubt you shold have your car seat checked by someone
who knows what they are doing.
d) ) 95%
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2. By Law when does your child not need to be in a child car seat?
a) When they are 10 years
old.
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b) When they are 11 years
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c) When they are 12 years
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It’s 12 years old or 1.35 metres tall. This is so that your normal adult
seat belt will do it’s job properly and proitect your child if you are
unfortunate enough to have an accident. The reality is that crash test
dummies don’t have ages so age is largely irrelevant. Your child may reach
a height of 1.35 metres at the age of 8 or 9 or 10 years old. When they
reach this height they no longer need a child car seat.
d) ) When they are 1.35 metres
tall
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It’s 12 years old or 1.35 metres tall. This is so that your normal adult
seat belt will do it’s job properly and proitect your child if you are
unfortunate enough to have an accident. The reality is that crash test
dummies don’t have ages so age is largely irrelevant. Your child may reach
a height of 1.35 metres at the age of 8 or 9 or 10 years old. When they
reach this height they no longer need a child car seat.
3. What is the weight limit for a Group 0+ cat seat?
a) 13 kg or 29 lbs.
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Most people think the weight limit on their first stage car seat is 9kg
but these days it is 13kgs. If you are in any doubt look at the bottom
of the seat and their will be an orange label stuck to the seat illustrating
the weight limit for the seat.
You should use your Group 0+ car seat for as long as possible.
However if your baby is very tall and the head sticks out of the top of
the seat then you need a new car seat whatever the weight of your baby
is.
b) 9 kg or 20 lbs.
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Group 1 car seats start at 9 kg to accommodate taller babies but that
does not mean you should necessarily move your child to the next stage
car seat when they are 9kgs in weight. You should use your Group 0+ car
seat for as long as possible as it is safer.
c) 12 kg or 26 lbs.
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d) 10 Kgs or 22 lbs.
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4. What are the 2 most important factors for determining when to
move your child to the next group of car seat? e.g. from Group 0+ to Group
1?
a) Age and Weight?
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It has nothing to do with age – crash test dummies don’t have ages …
b) Age and Height
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c) Age and Sex
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d) Weight and Height
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Weight and Height. All babies are different, they can be taller, shorter,
wider, heavier at the same age – car seats are tested against weight and
height.
5.What is the most important factor to consider when choosing your
car seat?
a) Colour
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b) The seat must fit securely
in my car
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In order for a car seat to properly protect your child it must fit securely
in your car.
c) Buying the latest model
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There are some excellent car seats out there that have been around for
years.
d) It must be an isofix car
seat
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Isofix may make it easier to fit a car seat securely. A seat fitted correctly
and securely using your standard lap and diagonal belt can be just as
secure as a seat using isofix points.
6.If you install a child car seat in the front seat of your car what
safety checks do you need to carry out?
a) Make sure the windows
can be opened.
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b) Make sure you can see
your child to see if they are sleeping.
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c) Ensure that your child
can see you.
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d) Ensure the front airbag
is disconnected and you have notified your insurance company.
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to fit your child seat then you would be well advised to do so as it is
significantly safer.
If you have to use the front seat then you must disable your front airbag
and you may also need to notify your insurance company if you disable
any of the safety devices in the car.
If you have adults sit in the front seat you also need to make sure that
you re-enable the front airbag.
7.If you are unlucky enough to have a frontal impact in your car
at 30 mph all the objects in your car will travel forwards. What would
be the force of a 1 litre bottle of water travelling towards the front
of the car.?
a) around 1 Kg
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b) around 10 kg
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c) around 15 kg
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d) around 25 kg
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Objects in a car travelling at 30 mph will take on a force of 25 times
their own mass in a frontal impact. All loose objects in your car will
continue travelling forwards in the event of an accident.
Even a mobile phone may hit you on the back of the head with a force of
5Kg (2 house bricks) in the event of an accident.
Our advice is to stow all loose objects in the boot of your car if possible.
8. What is the speed at which a front airbag deploys in the result of
an accident?
a) 100 mph
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b) 125 mph
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c) 160 mph
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Around 160 mph or 250 kmh – Airbags are a significant safety development
over the past few years and are designed to hit you in the chest and prevent
you from crashing into the car. They are designed to save your life in
an accident but it’s not a pleasant experience.
For this reason child car seats should never be placed in front of an
active airbag as they can be extremely dangerous for babies and small
children.
d) 250 mph
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9. What is the weight limit for a Group 1 car seat?
a) 15 kg
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b) 18 kg.
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Group 1 car seats have a weight limit of 18kg or 40 lbs or until your
childs eye level reaches the top of the seat. You should not move your
child to a group 2/3 seat until they are heavy enough or tall enough to
do so.
c) 20 kg.
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d) 25 kg.
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10. Which of the following statements are true?
a) Rear facing car seats
are safer
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for a rear facing car seat to be safe it must fit securely in your car
without putting any of the other occupants in danger.
A badly fitted rear facing car seat is not safe.
b) Rear facing car seats
are no safer than forward facing car seats.
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c) Forward facing car seats
are safer.
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d) Rear facing car seats
are safer providing they fit securely in your car.
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Statistically travelling rear facing ie. against the direction of travel
is safer for all of us including babies and children. However a rear facing
car seat must fit securely in your car. If the only way it will fit is
by pushing the front seats all the way forwards towards the dashboard
then the front passenger or driver may be in greater danger. The front
airbag is designed to hit the occupant in the chest but if you are too
close to the airbag it will hit you in the face which is very dangerous.
If the front seat occupants have their knees pressed up against the dashboard
this can also be very dangerous.
If you choose a rear facing car seat ensure that it is correctly fitted
in your car by someone who has been trained to fit that particular car
seat.
We hope you found this quiz fun and maybe even informative. If you have
any questions regarding car seat safety please don’t hesitate to contact
one of our showroom staff.
Email: showroom@babyworld.co.uk
Tel: 01491 821290
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