Vent Help me respond to this!

smackeen

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Posted on a local group.

This is in regards to rear facing being safer than forward facing.

UMMMMM..... ok but you guys do realize that the opposite is true if your car is rear-ended right ?? Sorry I work in health care and treat people for whiplash and work with doctors, physiotherapists and insurance companies all the time who evaluate and create the rules for child safety seating. True the angle is slightly lower for rear facing so the impact to the head will be "slightly" less but they can drive their legs into their chests and cause organ damage or at least break their legs. The seating should be related to the type of vehicle, the measurements and weight of the child etc.
 
ADS

MommyShannon

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So frustrating to hear those comments. That story/article is why I spent a crazy amount of time to get the D-ring in my Ody 3rd row drivers side to tether a rf MA. So scary! The fact of the matter is most front crashes involve both cars moving at high speeds so the impact is greater. I see way too many accidents here from cars crossing the yellow on curves going about 55 mph and hitting an oncoming car. I think its pretty rare to have a car going backwards at 50 mph get rear ended by a car going forwards at 50mph which is what would cause a comparable accident. I'm not sure how to put that eloquently though.
 

MommyShannon

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

"Statistics. According to SaferCarGuide.com, frontal and frontal offset crashes combine for about 72% of severe crashes. Side impacts are about 24%. Rear and rear offset crashes only account for about 4%. The NHTSA FARS database shows similar numbers. The odds of being in a frontal crash with a fatality or very serious injury are many times greater than being in a severe rear-end crash. Rear-enders are more common at lower speeds, though most injuries in these crashes are not as severe - typically, whiplash injuries to adults, especially passengers lacking proper head restraint."
 

Brianna

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Also, this
“The second most common crash injury to forward-facing children is lower extremity injuries, behind head injuries,” says Dr. Durbin. “This is caused by the legs flailing in a crash and hitting the interior of the car, usually the back of the vehicle’s front seat.” This particular mechanism of injury is extremely rare for children who are rear-facing because leg movement is better controlled.
http://www.car-seat.org/showpost.php?p=1766581&postcount=1
 

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