Video I made for my sister showing the importance of installing your child’s seat rear-facing. Madison is my niece.
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Video I made for my sister showing the importance of installing your child’s seat rear-facing. Madison is my niece.
Duration : 0:3:28
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Just wanted to note …
Just wanted to note that the carseat shown in the forward facing video is not very well installed. A carseat should not move more than 1inch from side to side at the belt path.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I already know the …
I already know the importance of ERF. I am adding this to mine and my husbands myspaces pages so people will stop questioning why my 22 pound 14 month old is rear facing.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
cont. A broken …
cont. A broken neck has NOTHING to do with the size of the seat. It’s due to internal decapitation caused by the head been thrown forward and the spinal cord snapping. A child’s head is significantly disproportionately large when compared to that of an adult, hence why they are at more risk of internal decapitation when ff than an adult.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Actually, there are …
Actually, there are more cases of broken legs in a ff crash than rf. In a rf front on crash the child’s legs are thrown up towards their head, or up and to the side in a side on crash, so are not likely to hit the seat back at all. I’ve only heard of two anecdotal cases of broken leg in a rf crash compared to many in ff crashes where the legs hit the seat in front…
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Lol, she stopped …
Lol, she stopped using a pacifier when she was 18 mos, however the pacifier never inhibited her speech. she’s almost three years old now and has a very advanced vocabulary for her age.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Get the pacifier …
Get the pacifier out of that kids mouth so she can learn how to talk.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
My daughter was …
My daughter was rf’ing at about 21 months when we were slammed from behind on the highway- she was FINE thank God. Don’t forget also, that many times, when you are rear ended you are then pushed into another car in front of you for a subsequent frontal impact. It is still safer.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Those were clips of …
Those were clips of actual crash tests which require the seats to be installed to manufacturers standards. Both seats were installed correctly. A correctly installed ff seat has a lot of “give” and allows the body to be thrown forward significantly. Using a top tether on the ff seat is not allowed for crash testing as the seat must pass without a tether. Having a tether would stop the seat going forward as much but it increases the load on the neck and spine so doesn’t make the seat any safe
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Thank you! the …
Thank you! the program I use is Windows Movie Maker.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Thank you for …
Thank you for making this video. I plan to keep my 11 month old son rear facing for as long as possible and it is great that you are getting the word out. Can I ask what program you used to make the video?
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I assume you mean …
I assume you mean LATCH, as both seats have the 5 pt harness. A rear facing seat without a tether is still significantly safer than forward facing. Rear facing seats are designed to “cocoon”.Instead of their head and legs being thrown forward,like it would if forward facing, the seat will move with their body , spreading out the crash forces. I’ve seen several other clips of various seats with and w/o tethers and the results aren’t vastly different.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Frontal & frontal …
Frontal & frontal offset crashes account for about 72% of crashes. Rear & rear-offset crashes in only about 4%. The rest are side impacts where RFing is also safer. Typicly frontal crashes happen at higher speeds and normally rear end impacts happen while 1 vehical is stopped or moving slowly. Google something called “ride-down time” too.
For these reasons, it is best to protect infants against the crashes which are by far the most common and most severe.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I agree with this …
I agree with this comment and I agree with extended rear facing car seats. However, those clips cannot compare to eachother. The rear facing car seat has a 5 point harness system hooked up, the other car seat is just a seat belt through the back. If the forward facing car seat had the 5 point harness system it would not have moved that much. And if the rear facing car seat wasn’t tethered with a 5pt harness it would have moved more.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I was looking …
I was looking forward to turning my little one around at 1 year. But someone told me about recommended 30 lbs limit. My research took me to this video. Now Ciena will remain rear facing.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
thanks for the info …
thanks for the info, I will now keep my son rear facing after he turns one. Thank GOD Madison is OK….I didnt think it was going to end good. OH thank you thank you thank you
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
what about front …
what about front and rear end crashes?
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Thank you for this …
Thank you for this video! At the moment I am trying to tell other parents not to buy seats which do not allow rear facing transportation for children under 4 years. The newest guest in our car is the HTS Izi Combi X1 :)
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
facing fowards …
facing fowards after the 11 mont period,…
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I love that you …
I love that you made this video. I think many parents see it as some sort of right of passage to turn their infant forward-facing on their first birthday. As a CPS Tech, I see it A LOT. And even after explaining the immense benefits of extended rear-facing to these parents, you wouldn’t believe the excuses they give me to keep them forward. Geez, it’s your child…you secure them the way they are safest. Boo hoo if it’s a little inconvenient…you’ll really “boo hoo” in a crash.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
thx i got 2 show …
thx i got 2 show dis 2 my parents
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
31 months 31 lbs …
31 months 31 lbs 38 in and still rear facing.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
The crash tests …
The crash tests show a seat that is braced (pushed into front seat) & tethered to minimize movement. In the US, only Britax convertibles & the SK Radians can be done this way.
Most US seats cannot be tethered when RF & will rebound (move toward the seatback) in a crash. So yes, there will be more movement than shown here, but it is safe. A correctly installed & used RF seat is safer than a FF seat.
My first son was RF to 3 yrs, 8 days old & his brother is still RF at 22.5 months.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:37 am
The portion of the …
The portion of the car seat that is not next to the seat normally moves a LOT more than the crash test shows. IT looks like it is attached at the base of the car seat to the front of the chair. I know they also show the car seat hitting the back of the seat in front. I wish they would show a conv. van like ours…we have at least 2 feet between the top of the rear facing car seat and the seat in front of it. What’s best in our situation? Our “under 35 lb.” child is 23 mo. and 23 lbs./34 in.