New Seat Belt Rules : Height Not Age

[vicki]

MummyThreeStreams:

The booster seat not only adjusts the shoulder strap to the right place, it places the bottom strap on the right part of the child's body, which is across the top of the thighs. When they are small, the abdomen is not as well developed. If you strap them in without the booster, the belt will go over their tummy. In the event of an accident, serious internal injuries could happen. So even if you use an adjustable seat belt and the shoulder strap is in the right place (quite unlikely for a child as these straps cater to adults) you will still have a problem with the lower belt.

For your children's safety, please consider getting a safe seat. Not all seats are safe. Check out http://www.iihs.org/research/topics/boosters/default.html for a review of seats.

Actually I hve 2 seats already. I just don't hve a 3rd one n to be honest, I go by the motto:-

'Its safer to be in the 1st n 2nd row buckled up with the car seatbelts them hvg a child seat in the 3rd row' because in an accident, the pple in the 3rd row of a MPV will be the 1st to die - you can't control the crazy pple who bang u from behind but can control the way u drive from the front n side.

[MintyMin]

ok… den wat abt taking cabs den? we haf to bring the booster seats along?

[Daddy D]

MintyMin:

ok.. den wat abt taking cabs den? we haf to bring the booster seats along?

Doesn't apply to cabbies... Just cannot sit in front.

[Daddy D]

poppy15:

okay...now where do i get affordable booster seats.. x 2 ( i almost wrote adorable instead).. :roll:


my BIL ferried 3 kids to class without using seat belts or booster seats & was... sway.... fined $120 & demerit 3 points. the officer told him by right shd fined $360 for 3 kids but on acct his 1st offence, only issued a fine for $120 instead... but already

Zhun Bo?!
I thought Jan then start? Our TP so efficient ah?
Nowadays I also hardly use booster seat... Just strap on the seat belt for dd... Like that also cannot ah? :?

[poppy15]

is this the booster seat / car seats our TP is referring to? i still hv the car seat which my DD used to sit on while travelling but if the booster seat is neccessary for my DS, i wld hv to buy it for him..


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[MummyThreeStreams]

poppy15:

is this the booster seat / car seats our TP is referring to? i still hv the car seat which my DD used to sit on while travelling but if the booster seat is neccessary for my DS, i wld hv to buy it for him..


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I think the TP would be fine with either of these.

[tankee]

SINGAPORE: There has been an increase in sales and queries about car booster seats, ahead of the new seat belt ruling which kicks in on 1 January 2012.


Some businesses told Channel NewsAsia that they have seen a rise of about 10 to 20 percent in booster seat sales......

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1173918/1/.html

[minibu]

If i have a full load of ppl onboard car (driver, side passenger, back passengers: MIL, FIL & 2 kids), where to put 2 booster seats??


Will I still be fine? :? I have always thought govt is promoting family togetherness. I cant possibily ask FIL/MIL to take cab/bus/mrt to destination right.... :siao:

[tankee]

I think in the case you described, is considered overloading, which is also against the traffic rules.

[Funz]

We have 4 boosters, 2 in each car. And DD coming 9yrs old is still using the booster. I have always believed in height not age being the determining factor of when a child can be off boosters.