Safety Features Of A Car Seat
When it comes to safety of the occupants of a car, car seats play an important role! Today all manufacturers add a number of features which can improve the safety of a car seat. The reason behind this is that all current car seats need to meet the existing government safety requirements and pass standard crash tests. You may not have all the safest features or the perfect seat in your car, but you should consider some important features on your next car. Here are a few must-have safety seat features:
- 5-point Harness: According to experts, 5-point harness is the safest type of harness for children and modern vehicles should have it. This type of harness usually fits best, thereby reducing the chance of ejection. It comes in a number of designs.
- Front Harness Adjustments: There are some seats that are equipped with a mechanism on the front of a car seat that allows to adjust the tightness of the harness. According to experts this is an important feature, because a tight harness can increase ride-down time, reduce the forward movement of the head in a crash and reduce the overall risk of injury. Some new car models also have harness height adjustments.
- Built-in Locking Clips: What happens with the older vehicles is that they require the help of a metal locking clip to make sure the seatbelt holds the car seat properly or doesn’t get loose at time. Moreover, such clips get easily lost as well as they are often used incorrectly. But, most new car models come with built-in locking clips that are much easier to use and help in fitting the seatbelt tight.
- LATCH: It is a new addition to cars which allows a car seat to get installed without seat belts. A majority of car seats and vehicles built after 2002, come equipped with this system. It makes it easier to get a proper fit of the car seats in many vehicles.
