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I had never realized this before……but here’s WHY you should replace all car seats AFTER an accident, courtesy of a friend of mine, who’s a car seat expert:
“I'm so glad you guys noticed this damage. Of course, this wreck is so obvious and so severe, but the carseats are designed to fail! They are designed to break in an accident, absorbing the impact of the collision so that the forces are applied to the PLASTIC and the METAL, not the BABY!”
We noticed that the locking clip (a clip attached to the seat belt to help the locking mechanism on the seat belt keep the car seat in place) had bent! I had not even thought of the fact that the seats themselves possibly being cracked behind the fabric!
PLEASE, if your child’s car seat has been in an accident-even a small one….replace it! Most insurance companies will cover the cost, too!
Oh, & make sure they are installed correctly
“I'm so glad you guys noticed this damage. Of course, this wreck is so obvious and so severe, but the carseats are designed to fail! They are designed to break in an accident, absorbing the impact of the collision so that the forces are applied to the PLASTIC and the METAL, not the BABY!”
We noticed that the locking clip (a clip attached to the seat belt to help the locking mechanism on the seat belt keep the car seat in place) had bent! I had not even thought of the fact that the seats themselves possibly being cracked behind the fabric!
PLEASE, if your child’s car seat has been in an accident-even a small one….replace it! Most insurance companies will cover the cost, too!
Oh, & make sure they are installed correctly
& that they fit your child correctly, too.
We are doing a bit better today.
I stayed home with the babies, since all we have are their old seats.
Dave & Ana went to church & are heading over to Babies R Us right after church.
We are doing a bit better today.
I stayed home with the babies, since all we have are their old seats.
Dave & Ana went to church & are heading over to Babies R Us right after church.
P.S. My friend also said:
"Different car seat manufacturers have different reccs on when the seat needs to be replaced. Some very minor wrecks with no damage to the passenger compartment and specific criteria allow the reuse of seats. I'm thinking of the ones that happen when you bump a car as you're parking or something...exceptionally minor.It's always best to read your seat's manual and your car's manual for specifics for your situation."
4 comments:
Kim, Uncle Rick here. Amazing! It's remarkable what someone can encounter in an automobile collision nowadays and come out nearly unscathed, given modern auto design and safety features (assuming they are properly used). Your cousin Ben has been in two very serious accidents recently. Last spring he hit a stopped police car doing 60 mph in Wichita. Totaled both vehicles but both he and the policeman walked away unscracthed. Then, on his and Amanda's honeymoon in June he hit a deer on the Kansas Turnpike north of Wichita doing 70 mph at night. Again, a lot of vehicle damage, but no one hurt. We are very grateful for the Lord's protection on him and Amanda, as well as on you and the children. You haven't said anything about the poeple in the other vehicle. How did they fare?
Hi, Uncle Rick!
Wow! I hadn't heard about Benjamin's accidents! Glad he & Amanda were OK! & in the other accident with the poplice as well!
The other people were taken to the ER as a precaution, is what the police told us. I'm so thankful they were not hurt too badly either-it could have been so much worse!
Thanks for letting us know you are checking up on us! :-) Love you guys!
How scary--but so glad you guys are ok!!
Glad you're going ok today and that's very good advice about the car seats!
Praying for you all!
Anna
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