purplemama
New member
After witnessing the aftermath (cleanup) of a side impact serious crash and the aftermath of a rear-end bad crash this weekend and an almost side impact (with an unrestrained child in the back seat) on my way to work last night I was wondering about something.
I know that in front end crashes (where you rear-end somebody or two cars head on) rearfacing is MUCH safer. But what about the other types of crashes? Is a rearfacing 2 year old safer in a side or rear impact than forward facing? I know that front end crashes are the most common but any type of crash could happen at any time. Seeing these accidents over the weekend really got me thinking about this. I plan to rearface my 9 month old (19lbs yesterday at doc.) as long as I can but I want to make sure he's protected as much as possible in any type of crash.
I know that in front end crashes (where you rear-end somebody or two cars head on) rearfacing is MUCH safer. But what about the other types of crashes? Is a rearfacing 2 year old safer in a side or rear impact than forward facing? I know that front end crashes are the most common but any type of crash could happen at any time. Seeing these accidents over the weekend really got me thinking about this. I plan to rearface my 9 month old (19lbs yesterday at doc.) as long as I can but I want to make sure he's protected as much as possible in any type of crash.