SAFETY FOR CHILDREN –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1.25
SAFETY FIRST
Safety ffor cchildren
It iis cclearly ddemonstrated bby aaccident
statistics tthat ggenerally cchildren aare
safer oon tthe bback sseat tthan oon tthe
passenger’s sseat. TTherefore, cchildren
under 112 yyears oof aage mmust nnormally
travel oon tthe rrear sseats
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. DDepending
on aage, hheight aand wweight, tthey hhave
to uuse aa ssuitable cchild rrestraint ssys-
tem oor aa sseat bbelt. FFor ssafety rreasons,
the cchild sseat mmust bbe ffit iin tthe ccenter
of tthe rrear sseat oor bbehind tthe ppassen-
ger’s sseat.
The pphysical pprinciples aapparent iin
an aaccident, wwhich aare ddetailed oon
pages 11.3 tto 11.5, nnaturally aalso aapply
to cchildren.
As oopposed tto aadults, tthe mmuscle aand
bone sstructures oof cchildren aare nnot
yet ffully fformed. AAs ssuch, cchildren aare
subject tto aa hhigher rrisk oof iinjury.
In oorder tto rreduce tthis rrisk oof iinjury,
children mmay oonly bbe ttransported iin
special cchild rrestraint ssystems!
Warning
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All vvehicle ooccupants, aand ppar-
ticularly cchildren, mmust bbe bbelted
in dduring tthe jjourney.
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You sshould nnever aallow yyour
child tto sstand oor kkneel wwhilst tthe
vehicle iis iin mmotion. SShould aan
accident ooccur ,, yyour cchildren wwill
be tthrown oout oof tthe vvehicle aand
could bbe sseriously iinjured.
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Different norms may apply to different coun-
tries.
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If cchildren llean wwhilst tthe vvehi-
cle iis iin mmotion oor aadopt aan iincor-
rect ssitting pposition, tthey aare ssub-
jected tto aan iincreased rrisk oof
injury. TThis aapplies iin pparticular tto
children sseated oon tthe ppassenger
seat wwhen tthe AAir BBag ssystem iis
triggered dduring aan aaccident. TThis
could ccause sserious oor ffatal
injuries.
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A ssuitable cchild rrestraint ssystem
can pprotect yyour cchild!
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Do nnot lleave yyour cchild uunat-
tended iin tthe cchild sseat
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Children uunder 11.50 mm ((approx.
under 112 yyears oof aage) mmust nnot
use nnormal sseat bbelts wwithout tthe
child rrestraint ssystem. TThis ccould
cause iinjury tto tthe sstomach aand
neck.