a rfing question

[MelllieMa]

I've been in dialogue with a cyber-friend who is wanting to turn her very small 2 1/2 yr old back to rfing (YAY!!!) but her husband asked the following question
" After watching the video of crash tests in which kids were rear facing during a front impact it is easy to see how much safer they are rearfacing. But if they were rearfacing during a rear impact collision, would they be as safe? It seems the accident would appear as bad as the forward facers during a front collision. "

I did tell them that rear impact collisions account for only about 5% of all collisions, but can I add more to that? What else might be useful information for them to hear?

 

[SafeDad]

Our page on rear facing covers this issue:

http://www.car-safety.org/rearface.html

In the end, rear impacts are less common and less severe. It is much better to protect from frontal and side impacts, and rear-facing seats are safer in both those types of crashes.

 

[MelllieMa]

Thanks Darren,
Basically I already gave her the info that is in on the rear-facing page here, just was wondering if I might have missed anything. I guess I didn't!