Back Seat Safety

Dillipop · Nov 24, 2010

No idea if this is the right place to post or not...

http://www.physorg.com/news202464356.html

Saw this article when I was searching for some info on Australian Child Safety Standards. Thought it was interesting.

Any thoughts?

AmieRubyJonah · Nov 24, 2010

I'm in Australia. It is recommended by kidsafe, the RTA,
An other road safety organizations that no child under 12 should be in The front seat.

Will be back with links.

Dillipop · Nov 24, 2010

AmieRubyJonah said:
I'm in Australia. It is recommended by kidsafe, the RTA,
An other road safety organizations that no child under 12 should be in The front seat.

Will be back with links.

The article I linked also stated that the backseat was safer for children.

The study in the article was saying that the front seat is safer for adults, with the new advances in safety features.

SafeDad · Nov 24, 2010

I am not surprised, given the advances we've seen in airbag technology and the widespread use of pre-tensioners and force-limiters in the front seats that work in conjunction with airbags. All things equal, the front seat is more dangerous than the back seat, simply because it is closer to the point of impact in the most common and severe frontal crashes. This article illustrates that newer cars may more than offset the disadvantage of being in front with the use of advanced safety features for adults that are lacking in the back seat. Some cars do include force-limiters and pre-tensioners in rear seats, though this generally tends to be luxury and sport cars.

Keep in mind that some of those features that may be beneficial for adults can actually be detrimental for kids in child restraints. Airbags and force limiters come to mind. As Dillipop mentioned, the article does state that children are still safer sitting in the rear seat.

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