foreverj:

hi tankee

thanks! any idea what is a reasonable price range i m looking at? i m fine paying for a good one but dun want to pay excessively leh. our first cost a good $400plus. but i think for safety's sake (esp for an infant), it was well worth it... thank u

tankee:

there are car-seats with backs & head-rest meant for older kids.

schellen:

Note that you should not accept any 2nd hand car seat or booster seat unless you know and trust the original owner very well. This is because once the seat has been involved in an accident, it has done it's job. It is not safe to use it again after that, even if it looks okay on the surface.


And if kids are too young, they should not be sitting in front, as almost all cars nowadays have air bags in front. That's why the instructions will always tell you never to use a car seat or booster seat in front if there are front air bags. The air bags can severely injure or kill a baby or young child when inflated during a crash since they are made to an adult's size and weight.

Eagle-Ladybird:

atrecord, rules is one thing. The other is to read the instructions on the booster-seat itself. Most will give measurements/recommendations


My 4.5year old son, (slightly > 1.2m), is definitely not tall enough to do away with the seat. Clearance between neck and the belt is not there yet. In fact, he's still sitting on the seat with the full-back and head support. Again, it also depend on the physique of the kid and the rear car seat, and position of the belt as well.

But never put your kids in the front seat. Smurf's experience is a wakeup call. And if the \"crash\" was stronger, the airbag would have been deployed, and the kid's face/neck may crumbled under the impact

smurf:

if your child is over certain age, or he/she is too big for the child/booster seat and he/she refuse to wear a seat belt because it makes him/her uncomfortable, then this clip is useful.

tankee:

smurf:

ya, cos the merz metal body very hard and their parts very very expensive. while my car is the tiny mitsubishi...if u see the pictures, you would think my car was in very jia lak condition after that incident, and the Merz nothing happen, not even slight dent.

the merz probably charged you for a new bumber

tankee:

smurf:

if your child refuse to sit in car seat or booster seat, you can go to Robinsons and buy the seat belt thingy whereby you can ''clip'' the seat belt so that the belt would not rub against your child's neck (cos adult belt tend to the wider and longer). think it's for 5 year old and above.


it costs less than $15.

while this child belt clip will provide some comfort to child using car seat belt without child car seat, it does not guarantee that the child would be probably restraint by the car seat belt in the event of an emergency.

smurf:

ya, cos the merz metal body very hard and their parts very very expensive. while my car is the tiny mitsubishi...if u see the pictures, you would think my car was in very jia lak condition after that incident, and the Merz nothing happen, not even slight dent.

smurf:

if your child refuse to sit in car seat or booster seat, you can go to Robinsons and buy the seat belt thingy whereby you can ''clip'' the seat belt so that the belt would not rub against your child's neck (cos adult belt tend to the wider and longer). think it's for 5 year old and above.


it costs less than $15.

BlurBee:

smurf:

the Merz claim was $12k while my car claim $8k.

smurf:

ya, cos the merz metal body very hard and their parts very very expensive. while my car is the tiny mitsubishi...if u see the pictures, you would think my car was in very jia lak condition after that incident, and the Merz nothing happen, not even slight dent.

Wow :shock:
趁火打劫.

schellen:

Does the diagonal part of the belt cut across their neck to the point of discomfort/pain? If yes, then, they are still not tall enough. If you move this part behind their backs to prevent the pain, then, they will not be restrained properly. Kids who are not suitable for adult seatbelts yet may get hurt if the car comes to a sudden stop or gets involved in an accident; the kid may fly out of the \"grasp\" of the belt or the belt may cut or choke him/her. That is why booster seats are recommended.

smurf:

the Merz claim was $12k while my car claim $8k.

smurf:

ya, cos the merz metal body very hard and their parts very very expensive. while my car is the tiny mitsubishi...if u see the pictures, you would think my car was in very jia lak condition after that incident, and the Merz nothing happen, not even slight dent.