It is currently illegal to sell a child car seat in the UK, with a chest clip as part of the child seat. This is because our approval requirements state that a child must be released from the child seat in one movement.
How do I stop my child undoing car seat?
Take some toys or games they are able to play with in the car, but try to avoid heavy ones. If the child undoes the harness during the journey, pull over as soon as it is safe to do so and repeat that the harness must be done up to save them from being hurt. Do not start again until they are back in their harness.
European car seats, by regulation, require that the child can be removed from the car seat in a single motion; so having both a crotch buckle and chest clip would breach the European regulation. That’s one reason that European car seats don’t have a chest clip.
How do I stop my toddler from escaping the car seat? – Related Questions
Are chest clips illegal in Europe?
Basically, chest lock clips are used to hold the baby in place by locking the chest straps with the crotch buckle. European car seats don’t have them since they are not allowed according to the law.
Are car seats without chest clips safe?
Believe it or not, chest clips are not required on U.S. carseats by FMVSS 213. That’s because they’re really not necessary for crash protection as long as the harness is snug and positioned over the child’s shoulders.
Why do Australian car seats not have chest clips?
Chest clips on child car restraints are widely used in the US but are banned in Australia over concerns they may cause neck injuries in a crash.
How important is the chest clip on car seat?
Or more precisely, in the middle of the sternum. The retainer clip is designed to keep the straps parallel over the torso in a crash. Too low and the child could be ejected from the seat in a crash; too high and the child could suffer a neck injury.
Are chest clips designed to break?
It’s function is to hold harness in the right place before the accident. It’s completely normal for a chest clip to break during a collision.
A chest clip on a car seat should be exactly where it says across the chest. We teach families, caregivers and children to position the chest clip across the strongest part of the child’s chest.
What happens if chest clip is too low?
A chest clip too low may mean that the harness could slide off the shoulders and lead to ejection in a sudden stop or collision. A chest clip too high may mean injury to the child’s neck in a sudden stop or collision.
How do you attach a chest clip to a car seat?
What is the purpose of a chest clip?
How tight should a car seat chest clip be?
Slide the chest clip as far down as possible, then use the harness adjuster strap at the front of the shell to tighten the harness—pull on the strap to tighten. The harness is tight enough when you can’t pinch any webbing between your fingers at the child’s shoulder.
How do you use a locking clip on a car seat?
What is the correct position of the retainer clip?
PLACEMENT OF CHILD IN SEAT
The harness should be snug, and the retainer clip should be positioned at the level of the infant’s armpit, not on the abdomen or neck area.
How do you install retaining clips?
How do you put on retainer clips?
What are retainer clips?
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