Crash tests have shown that keeping children in a car seat wearing a winter jacket can be dangerous
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No winter coats in the seat! Apart from the fact that in the car there is a micro-world so hot that for children wearing even a jacket would be equivalent to making them suffocate, now experts say that coats and little coats would also be dangerous for their safety.
NBC News' Today program has indeed made a new crash test videos in which it is shown that the little ones are correctly tied to the car seat they may not be safe if they are wearing winter jackets. In fact, in the unfortunate event of a crash, the seat belts would not be able to ensure that the child remains inside the seat. Volume e slipperiness are the flaws of the jackets, since i material used to drive l'acqua they create a slimy patina on the surface of the coat that can be counterproductive in case of car accidents.
In an official Michigan crash test laboratory, a baby dummy that appeared to be securely strapped into a car seat practically flies out into a accident simulated at about 50 kilometers per hour.
In short, experts say that to secure the child in the car not only do you have to tighten the straps well, but also take off their coat. If you really think that the baby is cold, prefer a blanket over the legs. And the advice also applies to adults, who, according to experts, shouldn't wear their winter coats when behind the wheel or next to as passengers.
The video also shows that there are generally two types of mistakes that are made by parents: if the first is to make the child wear clothes that make volume and slippery, the second is to not tighten the straps sufficiently.
Are you all calm then? Of course! Via bulky coats even for the same movements of the little ones and tighten the belts well: according to experts if you can insert two fingers between the straps and the body of the little ones still not enough to keep them safe.
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