Our son is turning 1 year old next month, and we need a toddler car seat for him. I was wondering if anyone here has bought a Britax car seat from one of the baby stores in Doha.
With the way many people drive here it does make sense that there would be more rear end crashes, so I'm not disagreeing on the principle.
I'd just like to see an official statistic for it. I might look into the "may not be quite as effective" statement to find out just how "not as effective" they are. . .might influence my decision to keep my daughter rear-facing as well.
"Rear-facing carseats may not be quite as effective in a rear end crash, but severe frontal and frontal offset crashes are far more frequent and far more severe than severe rear end crashes."
Here in Doha most of the crashes are rear crashes & major.
Please consider keeping your son rear-facing for as long as possible. It is recommended to keep them rear-facing until they reach the weight limit of the seat, at which point it is safer to turn them around.
Many parents assume that they are "supposed" to turn their child around or change the seat at one year, but this is not the case. Others look at it (rather strangely, I think) as a rite of passage to turn their child to forward-facing. My daughter is eighteen months old and will remain rear-facing until she reaches the rear-facing weight limit of the seat.
For more information, you might want to check these sites:
http://www.car-safety.org/rearface.html
This video brings it all home:
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Pay particular note to the video between the 1:30 and 2:00 mark - notice what happens to the child's head upon impact.
Now that I'm off my soapbox. . .good on you for looking for a Britax seat - they're excellent. I have two of the Britax Boulevards, which can be used up to 65lbs. . .and my kids will be in them until they're too large for the seats or until the carseats get too old.
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With the way many people drive here it does make sense that there would be more rear end crashes, so I'm not disagreeing on the principle.
I'd just like to see an official statistic for it. I might look into the "may not be quite as effective" statement to find out just how "not as effective" they are. . .might influence my decision to keep my daughter rear-facing as well.
Would love to see a source for your information. . .
I've seen a lot of messed up cars in Doha and from a layman's view it seems that the crashes are from all ends!
..It says
"Rear-facing carseats may not be quite as effective in a rear end crash, but severe frontal and frontal offset crashes are far more frequent and far more severe than severe rear end crashes."
Here in Doha most of the crashes are rear crashes & major.
Really do appreciate your tips.
Our son is around 22 lbs, and the limit on the seat is 30 lbs. So he's still got some to go. We currently have a Graco SafeSeat for infants.
Forgot to add this one:
http://www.thecarseatlady.com/car_seats/rear-facing_seats.html
The carseatlady site has heaps of good info and is well worth a thorough look-through!
Please consider keeping your son rear-facing for as long as possible. It is recommended to keep them rear-facing until they reach the weight limit of the seat, at which point it is safer to turn them around.
Many parents assume that they are "supposed" to turn their child around or change the seat at one year, but this is not the case. Others look at it (rather strangely, I think) as a rite of passage to turn their child to forward-facing. My daughter is eighteen months old and will remain rear-facing until she reaches the rear-facing weight limit of the seat.
For more information, you might want to check these sites:
http://www.car-safety.org/rearface.html
This video brings it all home:
&feature=related
Pay particular note to the video between the 1:30 and 2:00 mark - notice what happens to the child's head upon impact.
Now that I'm off my soapbox. . .good on you for looking for a Britax seat - they're excellent. I have two of the Britax Boulevards, which can be used up to 65lbs. . .and my kids will be in them until they're too large for the seats or until the carseats get too old.
Cheers,
Expat Sueño
I am not sure where you can find this brand of car seat, but FYI===check the expiration date on any car seat you purchase.
Check the manufactured date and start counting.
The car seat should not be older than 6 years old.
This also goes for any second hand car seats that people may purchase.
After 6 years of the manufactured date (not the date of purchase), it may not be up to regulatory standards.
The dates should be on the box and on the seat itself.
Just FYI ;)