SHORT TRIPS WITH THE BABY: DON'T NEGLECT SAFETY

The summer season is over, badly for us, and vacations, trips and getaways are over. At this time, it is time to focus on returning to the routine and preparing to begin the school year. Although long trips are over, at least for a while, driving safety remains of vital importance, also in the short journeys, so we must pay attention and not let our guard down in small displacements.

The vehicle

Road safety involves having the vehicle up to date as far as periodic reviews refers, to ensure that all mechanical and safety systems work correctly. Therefore, also in the coming months, it is important that you do the corresponding maintenance to the vehicle and if you detect that any system is not working properly, you will repair it.

In fact, it is recommended that after a long trip, very common in the summer months, a complete inspection of the vehicle is carried out. The components of motor vehicles have a Date of Expiry and it is important that they be changed when the time is right, to ensure the safety of those traveling inside and the rest of the citizens.

After the holidays, if the trip has been long, it is advisable to make a complete review of the vehicle

In the day to day, you should pay special attention especially to tires, that have the optimum pressure and state; the lights, that they work correctly and there is no melting; and to brakes, respond appropriately. If your knowledge in the field is not enough, approach your trusted workshop for review. Also, do not forget to have mandatory periodic inspection in force, the ITV, which precisely confirms that the vehicle is able to continue driving safely.

Maximum road safety

However obvious it may be, in any type of displacement it is very important comply with road regulations To ensure security. Therefore, whenever you get behind the wheel, even if it is a journey of a few meters, you should put the seat belt, both you and the companions.

On short journeys we must continue to pay full attention to the road, avoiding distractions that can cause us a fright. In residential areas or with schools nearby we must further caution, since children are unpredictable.

Young children should travel in the approved retention systems and according to their age and weight, taking into account that babies under 15 months should go in the opposite direction to the march. The 0 + / 1/2 group car seats, such as the Chicco Seat Up 012, adapt to the needs of car transport from birth to 25 kg (about 6 years old). You can recline in 4 different positions, so that small car trips will be much more comfortable and safe. The seats must go mounted correctly following the manufacturer's instructions. The safety harnesses they must be tied and tight, without squeezing the child but also without being too baggy.

Ideally, the seat stay fixed in the car and be uninstalled as little as possible, to avoid errors in the assembly that may jeopardize its operation. In the same way, chair safety systems, such as the structure itself, straps and closures, must be in perfect condition.

Precautions that count

On car trips there should be no objects that can be detached or moved and hit the child, such as toys, bags or backpacks so we will avoid leaving them in the back seat tray. It is important that, while driving, the little one is not eating, much less if you travel alone in the back seat, as you may suffer some choking.

Be careful not to leave objects in the back seat, which can be detached with the movement of the car

The same goes for some toys or clothing, which may cause suffocation especially in smaller babies, so they should only be available to them under our supervision.

Safety in all our paths must be the top priority, paying special attention to the state of the vehicle, road rules and also to everything related to safety inside the car. These tips are equally valid for both long journeys and short and routine, those that we are going to do very often from now on and that also require our full attention.