Accident article mentions rear facing saving lives!

TechnoGranola · May 8, 2012

I searched and didn't see this posted yet? http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/308364 Mom talks about the safety of rear-facing and how she keeps her DD rear-facing longer than others and the Virginia Department of Health rear-facing recommendations are mentioned. :thumbsup:

ketchupqueen · May 8, 2012

Right on! Shared on Facebook.

Kat_Momof3 · May 8, 2012

YAY!

KaysKidz · May 8, 2012

BUT, look at the seat she was in. A rf'ing RA55...with the straps on the 3rd slots. What 20mo old uses the 3rd slot rearfacing???? Either the straps were too high or that kid has got one seriously long torso. My almost 3yr old would only be on the 2nd slots.

Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled they are OK and posted the link on my FB as most who aren't aware of the benefits of extended rf'ing won't even notice the slots of the seat...but it does make me go hmmm.....

T4K · May 8, 2012

I don't think 3rd strap slot are out of the ordinary. my daughter is normal to short torsoed and is about to move up to the 3rd slots. Only a hair below still. She's 17 months.

ketchupqueen · May 8, 2012

Yeah, that seems in line with 18-24 month olds of average size I've put in that seat before.

Stelvis · May 8, 2012

Considering DS would have almost totally outgrown that seat RF at 20 months -- that slot seems about right to me.

firemomof3 · May 8, 2012

Great article! I printed it out and will be hanging it up on the board at ds's preschool

jessi f · May 8, 2012

That was local to me and this is the first I've heard of it! Thanks for posting

Brigala · May 8, 2012

Off the top of my head, I think my daughter was getting close to the 3rd slots when I moved her out of the RA55 a few months ago. She is 21 months old now. A little taller than average but not outrageously so. Some kids are just taller than others.

Cath3114 · May 8, 2012

At 16 months, my DD was already over the third slots in the RA55. We were considering getting it but that changed my mind. I wanted her to have room to FF in it eventually, but obviously she wouldn't have much. She runs 95% for height and her torso does seem long. She outgrows shirts first. So yeah, I can see it.

crunchierthanthou · May 8, 2012

My average height dd was hovering near the 3rd slots around her 3rd birthday. Based on the pic of the toddler in the Boulevard, I'd guess their heads are about the same height in relation to the shell (it's a weird angle, but comparing her head to the headrest, and headrest to the shell...). Either way, it worked, and I'm glad they were all okay.

MommyShannon · May 8, 2012

DD2 has been on the 3rd slot for months in her RA55. She's 25 months and was 33" at her check up which is average height. She's not much over it but definitely at it.

luckyclov · May 8, 2012

KaysKidz said:
BUT, look at the seat she was in. A rf'ing RA55...with the straps on the 3rd slots. What 20mo old uses the 3rd slot rearfacing???? Either the straps were too high or that kid has got one seriously long torso. My almost 3yr old would only be on the 2nd slots.

Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled they are OK and posted the link on my FB as most who aren't aware of the benefits of extended rf'ing won't even notice the slots of the seat...but it does make me go hmmm.....

Funny what our brains pick out of pictures. The first thing I saw when looking at the very first picture was that mom doesn't have adequate vehicle head support. She's not buckled, either, so clearly (hopefully), it was just for a photo.

SignCuer · May 8, 2012

Probably is because otherwise that car looks really good after being in a rollover accident.

Brianna · May 8, 2012

luckyclov said:
Funny what our brains pick out of pictures. The first thing I saw when looking at the very first picture was that mom doesn't have adequate vehicle head support. She's not buckled, either, so clearly (hopefully), it was just for a photo.

You can tell it's parked

The background isn't moving and if you look in the reflection of the mirror you can see dad turned around looking in the back seat. The article also says she had her seat belt on at the time of the crash.

kidzndogz · May 8, 2012

The caption says the picture was taken in their brand new 2012 Murano. They wrecked their older model one.

hrice · May 8, 2012

ketchupqueen said:
Right on! Shared on Facebook.

:yeahthatlove:

bnsnyde · May 8, 2012

Wow, nice read!
Sadly 2 moms in my preschool just moved their kids to backless boosters (out of the harness). These kids are 3 or 4.
I park next to them a lot so my bumper sticker of rear-face to 4, harness to 6+ and booster to 12 is very, very visible, among other stickers like "My Preschool rides rear-facing." Plus they see me put the 4.5 year-old RF all the time.

I heard them talking about their seats and they said "yeah, well, he's 40 lbs. so I'm sure it's OK."

If they wanted more info on my wildly decked out van, they could always ask, so I didn't approach them. But you'd think they'd want more protection for such young kids.

Anyway, good article!

Cath3114 · May 8, 2012

luckyclov said:
Funny what our brains pick out of pictures. The first thing I saw when looking at the very first picture was that mom doesn't have adequate vehicle head support. She's not buckled, either, so clearly (hopefully), it was just for a photo.

Unless that headrest comes up A LOT, I don't see how that could be adequate for anybody!

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