Weigh your child to find out what type of seat would suit them Weight in kg 1 2 RearwardFacing Baby Seat 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 It’s the Law 0-13 <150cm Forward Facing Child Seat <36kgs 9-18 Extended RearwardFacing Child Seat All children under 150cms or 36kgs must use a child car seat appropriate to their weight and height. 9-25 www.rsa.ie/checkitfits High-back Booster Seat 15-36 Booster Cushion 22-36 Weight in kg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Never use a rearward facing child car seat in a seat protected by an active frontal airbag. The Road Safety Authority has introduced ‘Check it Fits’ in response to a frightening statistic that shows that as many as 4 out of 5 child car seats are incorrectly fitted which can result in serious injury or worse, a fatality in the event of collision. The RSA ‘Check it Fits’ service is a full-time, nationwide, free expert service which aims to put parents’, grandparents’ and guardians’ minds at ease that their child’s car seat is safely and securely fitted in their car. Log onto www.rsa.ie/checkitfits to see when Check it Fits is in your area. RSA Ireland You can also follow us on social media RSA Ireland The service is quick. It’s easy. It’s free and it is travelling around the country. Our experts will advise on how to fix any problem, demostrate how to fit the restraint correctly and answer and queries participants might have.
* Your assessment is very important for improving the work of artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
advertisement
© 2021