New emphasis on rear facing car seats
Mounting evidence clearly shows that rear facing car seats are far more protective than forward facing car seats -- up to 75 per cent more protective. Safe Kids Canada wants to promote the practice of keeping young children in rear facing car seats as long as possible. This means encouraging parents to resist the temptation to transition their children to forward facing at one year of age.
Our presentation below on this topic at the November 2011 National Injury Prevention Conference is available to interested partners. The following citations (from oldest to the most recent) represent pivotal and conclusive research regarding the superior safety aspects of rear facing car seats as opposed to forward facing car seats. Partners can contact kristen.gane@sickkids.ca for more information.
- Henary B, Sherwood C P, Crandall J R, Kent R W, Vaca F E, Arbogast K B, Bull M J. Car safety seats for children: rear facing is best protection. Inj Prev 2007(13):398-402.
- Bull M, Durbin D. Rear-Facing car seat safety seats: getting the message right. Pediatrics 2008 (121):619-620.
- Gloyns P, Roberts J. An accident study of the performance of restraints used by children aged three years and under. ANEC Report 2008
- Watson E. Advise use of rear facing child car seats for children under 4 years old. BMJ 2009;338.
- Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention. Child passenger safety. Pediatrics 2011(12):788.
- REPORT ON EUROPEAN ROAD SAFETY 2011-2020. Recommendation 103.
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