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New laws for child restraints drive some families crazy

NEW laws for children's car seats will come into effect in just over a fortnight, yet some parents are confused about keeping their children safe while driving.

New seat laws for children

NEW national laws designed to improve child safety in cars will apply in Victoria from November.

Revival

Some time ago, I learned that my daughter was not to graduate directly from a five-point child restraint to a booster seat with a sash seatbelt. The safest option for the next few years was considered to be the H-shaped child safety harness. These harnesses retail for $40-$60, but what kind of parent would begrudge a cent? Not this parent, as it turns out, for I found one in the RSPCA op shop. The box was a bit squashed but the harness was in pristine condition and all the bits and bobs were ...

Obese Children Force Need For Bigger Booster Seats

CHILDREN'S car seats need to be made bigger to allow for a growing number of obese children who are too heavy to use them, safety experts say.

Safety Takes A Back Seat

It pays to look at child restraints from more than one angle, advises Barry Park.

Babies And Booster Seats

ON Friday, January 28 my daughter rang Wollongong Taxis and requested a taxi with a booster seat as she has a 15-month-old baby. The taxi arrived minus the booster seat. The driver informed her that in taxis it was quite legal for her to have the child on her lap under her seat-belt, which she