Have the rules changed regarding car seats???

[AlligatorsMum]

My DS is 9.5 months and 9.5kg and still rear facing. I don't know why everyone is in a rush to change the little ones around!

[Freya]

Im under the impression that seats are now manufactured to facilitate rear facing to 12mths but I could be mistaken. Some people just dont realise how important proper car safety is

[willow5]

Im under the impression that seats are now manufactured to facilitate rear facing to 12mths but I could be mistaken. Some people just dont realise how important proper car safety is

Some are some are still only tested to 9ks rear-facing. The new 0-8 Luxi won't rear-face as long as the SafenSound Meridian. I think the new Neon(Infa Secure but don't quote on that I'd have to check) has the highest rear-facing markers. Some people have their 2 year olds still RF in that one with room to go.

Addit: The Neon is an Infa Secure seat only available at BigW I think. The 0-8 Luxi (also Infa)is targeted as "The only seat you'll ever need" That's only if you want to forward-face early though.

Addit again: The SafenSound Meridians have the same height markers as the Neon, so these are the 2 seats that will allow rear-facing the longest so far.

[shadow77]

Apparently in the States they must rear face until they are 12 months but 2 years is recommended. I think to myself......wouldn't it get a bit squashy for their legs?

[willow5]

Apparently in the States they must rear face until they are 12 months but 2 years is recommended. I think to myself......wouldn't it get a bit squashy for their legs?

Yes that's true. No it's not squishy for their legs. There are also no recorded leg injuries to children rear-facing in accidents. Actually the opposite is true there are often leg injuries in forward facing children.

Kids rarely sit with their legs neatly out in front, they cross them when playing on the floor or fold them under. RFing kids generally rest their legs up on the back seat, cross them or dangle them over the edges if there's no other seats next to them. It is completely safe.

In Sweden children RF until 4 years, they have the lowest death rate in the 0-10year age group for car accidents. They've had about 5 in the last 40 years, that says something I think.

[willow5]

Apparently in the States they must rear face until they are 12 months but 2 years is recommended. I think to myself......wouldn't it get a bit squashy for their legs?

Here's some pics https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...88138932_n.jpg

[Freya]

Some are some are still only tested to 9ks rear-facing. The new 0-8 Luxi won't rear-face as long as the SafenSound Meridian. I think the new Neon(Infa Secure but don't quote on that I'd have to check) has the highest rear-facing markers. Some people have their 2 year olds still RF in that one with room to go.

Addit: The Neon is an Infa Secure seat only available at BigW I think. The 0-8 Luxi (also Infa)is targeted as "The only seat you'll ever need" That's only if you want to forward-face early though.

Now I know why I am importing! Pretty sure the 'recommendation' is rear facing to 12mths but only legally required to 6mths/8kgs. You would think the manufacturers would run with that but considering they arent even organised with the Isofix changes yet and its legal in 2 months.........................

[willow5]

Now I know why I am importing! Pretty sure the 'recommendation' is rear facing to 12mths but only legally required to 6mths/8kgs. You would think the manufacturers would run with that but considering they arent even organised with the Isofix changes yet and its legal in 2 months.........................

Manufacturers are interested in bottom line pretty much. If they don't have to they won't do it. But SnS know what happens if they aren't ready when the regs do change they lost big time when ERF and ISOFIX came in UK they are allowed to share standards over there so the European manufacturers had great seats ready to go and SnS(Britax) lost a lot of sales. So they will be making an effort here before hand. They were the first to test to 15kg here. Yeah so we can use ISOFIX but when will they release seats?? They may surprise us I guess.