CAR SEATS BY FUNCTIONS

Car seats for children selection Safety primer and selection criteria. Modern civilization is characterized by high dynamics of change, speed of information flow and speed of movement. Two means of transport are inherent in this last feature; the plane and the car that revolutionized our way of life. Driving a car brings a lot of satisfaction and gives a sense of freedom, but we must not forget that it is an activity that requires responsibility and prudence. Especially when we are carrying a small child in the car. Unfortunately, not everyone remembers this. Lawmakers, mindful of this, introduced strict regulations requiring the use of a car seat when transporting a baby. According to the latest Polish and European regulations specifying the method of transporting small passengers, all children up to 12 years old and shorter than 150 cm must use a car seat when driving a car. This means that only a child over 12 years old or taller than 150 cm can only be fastened with seat belts.
Transporting a child in a car seat and the way in which it is done depends on the child's weight and age. Because our offspring are getting taller with each generation, the i-Size standard has recently been introduced, which takes the height criterion as the basis. At the same time, this regulation clearly favors rear-facing driving as it is safer. Carriers 0-13 kg
For the youngest - right after birth, car seats in the weight range from 0-13 kg (up to about 10 months of age) are necessary. This is the period of an infant's life when he or she cannot sit freely because the muscles of the back, neck and abdomen are not strong enough.
Such a carrier also allows you to easily take your child out of the car without having to take the baby out. They can then be directly attached to the chassis of the multifunctional stroller, thanks to special adapters connecting them to the frame. Strollers that have three such functions are called 3-in-1 because they have a deep option with a carrycot, a pushchair option and a combination of a frame and a car seat. Isofix base
The functions of the baby carrier described above do not exhaust its possibilities.
Crash tests examining the safety of transporting children in a car have shown that one of the fundamental factors determining the proper protection of the baby is the stability of the seat during an accident. The more reliably and rigidly the seat is connected to the car structure, the lower the risk of serious injuries in a collision. The consequence of these observations was an innovative invention of a method of connecting a seat and a car. Thanks to the ISOFIX connectors placed in the seat and the standardized holes in the car body that fit them, the connection between the seat and the car is close to perfect. This technical idea is especially important for the smallest and most delicate creatures. Car seat belts that standardly connect the seat to the car are not an ideal solution. Hence, 0-13 kg seats have gained an additional element - an isofix base, i.e. a stable platform connected to the car using the system discussed above. Only then is the baby carrier attached to the base installed in this way. The stability of this installation is incomparably greater than traditional connection of seats with seat belts.
In this way, the 3-in-1 stroller, gaining an additional element, became a 4-in-1 combination with an isofix base. The price of isofix bases ranges from PLN 300 to PLN 1,000. Car seats 9-18 kg
In the next phase of the child's development after the newborn period, when he or she sits confidently and stably, a seat with a different structure, shape and weight range is needed. Children weighing from 9 to 18 kg, i.e. on average from 9 months to 4 years old, use this car seat. There is one issue that requires special attention. A baby at this age is still very delicate and will often go on long, exhausting routes with his parents. The longest used in the child's life. Therefore, both the safety and comfort of the child require special attention when choosing a seat from this weight group. The Isofix system was also introduced to this weight category. Solutions with and without a database work in parallel. The latter seats have Isofix connectors at the back, which plug into holes in the car body.
Seats 9-18 kg with this system cost from PLN 500 to PLN 1,600 Booster 15-36 kg
The last seat category for older children (3-12 years old) is the 15-36 kg range.
If the child has outgrown the seat and is still too short for the seat belts, an increase of 22-36 kg is necessary. You should always remember that in the case of the ISOFIX system, you incur additional costs, but in return you gain a high probability of increasing the safety of your child. Universal seats 9-36 kg
Economics and rationality of spending from the household budget guide many of us, and this is natural - especially when raising a child. Economists estimate that the cost of raising a child until adulthood is around PLN 250,000. zloty. Seat manufacturers have not forgotten about this, designing seats covering two weight groups: 9-18 kg and 15-36 kg, giving you the opportunity to buy one, not two, car seats.
The choice of universal seats 9-36 kg is large, because many renowned brands offer this type of product. It is also possible to purchase seats with the Isofix system for this weight range.