Children Road Safety Tips

Road is the most common setting for injury in this country. Some children developed severe injury in car crash and quite a number died. Children under 5 years of age are most at risk as passengers, children between 5 and 9 years as pedestrians and as cyclist. Child car restraints, when correctly used, have been proved to be effective in preventing serious injuries to babies and children in a car crash.

HOW TO PREVENT ROAD INJURY
In the car

* Always use car seat, starting with your baby's first ride from hospital.
* An infant is not safe in your arm. Even a minor accident may break your child from your hold. * You can even crush him in a collision.
*Never put your baby on your lap while driving
* Every child should use a child restraint suitable for his size and weight with SIRIM approval.
* Choose car seat with restraints. Be sure to follow the manufacturer's installation instruction precisely and check the vehicle's owner's manual for installation procedures.
* Infant car seat should be installed facing the rear. After one year, he can move into a properly secured, forward facing toddler seat.
* The back seat is the safest for all children to ride.
* Make sure that there are no loose objects on the parcel shelf, seat or floor of the car that could fly about in a car crash that can lead to injury

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