Smart child car seats can help prevent whiplash in a car accident

It's a well-known fact that children wriggle. So much in fact that they can wriggle out of the most secure child seat that is so carefully designed to prevent them from getting whiplash in a car accident.

They are also far more likely to put themselves in the most likely position to make sure they do get whiplash in a car accident.

All of this is no doubt completely unintentional, but the fact is that it remains very easy for a child to wriggle themselves into physical harm and that most manufacturers have not yet cottoned on to this fact when making prototype car seats designed as car accident safety systems.

Over 70 % of child car seats currently being manufactured have critical errors in the seat structure. The most common problems are loose straps securing a child to the car seat and loose vehicle belts securing the seat to the car.

Parents forgetting to buckle the harness and to pay enough attention when they secure their child is another big problem.

Car seat manufacturers like Lennox Juvenile have captured the power of 'smart' technology to monitor seat use and respond with verbal cues to let parents know if there's a potential danger that could cause their child a personal injury.

Warnings can include "Warning, child not safe, buckle the harness", "Harness buckled, vehicle belt tight", "Warning, car seat is loose, tighten vehicle belt" and "Warning, child climbing out".

For parents who find it difficult to turn around and check that their children are still safely secured, they might want to consider the infant automobile video monitor. If somebody turns around to watch their child they can't keep their eyes on the road and are more likely to have a road traffic accident.

A camera watches the child with a live relay to a monitor on the front dashboard. A double mirror system also works equally well and is very cheap to install. Some car manufacturers like Toyota now have this "conversation" mirror installed as standard.

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