Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I'm just curious as to why I'm the only one amongst my acquaintances to have bought a rear-facing car seat that should fit my DD up to the age of 4 years?
I realise that the government guidelines / laws don't say much about the fact that it's far safer to stay rear-facing beyond the initial group 0 seat, but a few minutes' internet research and a couple of crash-test videos on YouTube were enough to firmly convince me that it's the way to go. In Sweden it's recommended to rear-face your child to the age of four.
So, if you chose to forward-face your child at an earlier stage, what was your rationale? I know, for instance, that the rear-facing seats may not fit in smaller cars. They tend to cost more and they are harder to get hold of. Not a single large store (e.g. Mothercare, Halfords etc.) in the UK sells them.
In case anyone's interested in the evidence behind rear-facing vs forward facing, here's a few links:
Why consider rear-facing?
Safety benefits
The British Medical Journal recommendations
Buyers' guide and list of UK retailers selling rear-facing seats
YouTube video showing crash test footage
Sorry about all the links. This is something I feel really passionately about and I feel so angry that major UK retailers don't supply the safest possible seats for our children.
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... to wonder why more people don't buy rear-facing car seats for children over 1 year?
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FrozenNorth · 28/04/2010 10:08
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